[nagdu] Working Our Dogs

[Larry D. Keeler]

Tracy, Holly is ready to work anytime!  But, she is always ready to relax as 
well!  I would worry if she went a few weeks without working but sence I'm 
always up to something she never gets the opportunity!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Working Our Dogs


> Hi Sarah.
> I've had 6 guide dogs, and every one has done best when worked every day,
> especially when they're young.
> Ben is 8 now.  He sometimes gets a day off, but he still does best when he
> works every day.  The only exception is if he's worked his tail off for a
> few days, like when we go away to harp festival for 3 days.  Then he wants
> to put his paws up for a day, if he can.
> Last week, after superstorm Sandy, my office was closed and all the
> traffic lights were out, plus never knowing where there might be downed
> trees or even wires, so I did not get Ben out for more than a short walk
> most days.  When the power came back and we started working more, he was
> squirrely as heck.  He'd gotten bored, and, when we got back out, he was
> busy looking around at everything. Which is what usually happens if he
> hasn't gotten enough work.
> So anyway, you don't need to feel guilty if you really can't get out, but
> the more you get out, especially when the dog is new, the better the team
> will be.
> Tracy
>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I was wondering how often do you work your dogs? I feel like I
>> have to work Wizard every day and I feel guilty if I just let him
>> have one day off.  How long is the longest you've allied your
>> dogs time off?
>>
>>
>> Sarah and Wizard
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Sheila Leigland <sleigland at bresnan.net
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
>> Users"<nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 04:52:34 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Diabetic alert dogs and how alert dogs
>> arepreventing aneed for a guide dog!
>>
>> Lyn my husband and I were at the convention last weekend.  Our
>> dogs misbehaved and growled and were immediately corrected.  I
>> would agree with you if we chose not to bring our dogs under
>> control but we did and it didn't happen again.  When you know all
>> of the facts then please make judgment calls on whether a dog
>> should remain in a situation.  I don't know of any dog that
>> hasn't made a misstep and the important thing is that the dogs
>> were corrected properly and immediately.  In fact they were still
>> lying at our feet.  They didn't stand up or approach in any way.
>>
>> Sheila Leigland
>>
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