[nagdu] Groomer or Play date!

[Larry D. Keeler]

It was just an experiment!  The groomer is only a block away!  I wasn't 
intending to work her but I was curious how many skills she would choose to 
use!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Groomer or Play date!


> Well, I guess it has to do with my own personal bias and where I receive 
> my dogs, but it seems odd to me to work a dog in leash and not harness. 
> First, to me it seems as if the dog's being a guide is less noticeable if 
> not wearing its "gear." Second, if you are working the dog, why not just 
> work it in harness and take its harness off at the groomer's? Like I said, 
> this is probably related to my personal bias.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Mar 2, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>
>> I took Holly to the groomer this morning.  I went up there without her 
>> harness sence I would not be using it at home.  I conducted a little 
>> experiment.  I worked her without the harness!  It worked ok.  When she 
>> figured out where we were going, she took me right to the door.  I went 
>> in and, wow!!  Her big boyfriend Harvey was there as well!  He is a big 
>> doubledoodle that we havre met while working.  Sence this was not work, 
>> Oh boy!  Harvey is not a service animal but he does come from near 
>> Columbus.  I suspect him and Holly may be from the same place.  Harvey 
>> was baught and Holly was donated.  Up here in Ann Arbor that's kind of 
>> neat!  They both were also playing with a little beshen.  Excuse that 
>> spelling!  Those little white furry French dogs. Anyway, Holly just came 
>> to me, wagged her tail and dove into the fun!
>> Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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