[nagdu] Allergies as a consideration in getting a guide dog

[Marsha Drenth]

Brenda, 

Glad to hear that your enjoyijng my blog. Even though I am going home soon, I will continue to write. My blog has been way more popular than I ever thought it would. 

GDF does train poodles, who are thought to be hypo-allergic dogs. With GDF if you need a poodle you might have to wait a bit longer but they do have them. 

If you have any other questions, please let me know. 

Marsha drenth  
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On Oct 12, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Brenda <bjnite at windstream.net> wrote:

> I've been enjoying the posts on this list.  I've been reading Marsha's blog which has provided valuable nuts and bolts info about GDF and what it is like getting a guide dog from that school.  I now wish other handlers would blog about there experiences at their schools because I'm really learning a lot and the info is stuff that just can't be gotten from a survey or asking questions as I might not always think of asking what Marsha has put in her blog.
> 
> Rebecca, I love  your insight and reply to the allergy issue.  It is something I'm seriously considering because although in my situation I think a guide would work better for me than a cane, allergy issues is one drawback.
> That being said, what dogs are less likely to cause allergy issues and does GDF train those types of dogs??  I don't have allergies myself, but want to be ahead of the game in that if I can get a dog with less allergy causing issues that would be good.  Fortunately, I have plenty of time as my uncooperative pet dog is still with me.  I'm asking this question so I can be prepared when it comes time to make the final decision about a guide dog (and I'm curious as well).
> 
> Thanks for any input.
> Brenda
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