[nagdu] Nowhere to go?

Wed Sep 19 01:00:24 UTC 2012

yeah I'm not thinking of it as a pet and neither is anyone else.  
When I was at that independent program I would get tired after 
just two flights of stairs.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry D.  Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:07:33 -0400
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Nowhere to go?

I'm 50 and I have more get up and go than I did at 20!  Well, at 
least I
sure go!  holly and I love to sometimes just explore and get into 
trouble!
Guide dogs do make great companions but they do love to be used 
and get out
a lot!  I wouldn't think of the dog as a pet though!  Although I 
do allow
Holly to do things that my little dog Pez the pet does I also 
give her more
rules and sometimes work her harder!  I think most schools will 
advise you
not to think of a guide dog as a pet!  Not tryint to offend or 
anything but
that is just how most schools snd folks with guide dogs tend to 
think!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah" <coastergirl92 at gmail.com
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Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Nowhere to go?

I want to just get a pet but sty family all want me to have a 
guide dog
because I've been talking about it since I was 7.  But now that 
I'm 20, I
just feel too tired and I don't have that get up and go like I 
used to.  I
kind of just feel like sleeping all day because I live so far 
away from
Magic Mountain.  I've been everywhere up in this desert lots of 
times and
we only go shopping once a week.

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net
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 Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:04:27 -0400
 Subject: [nagdu] Nowhere to go?

 Hi Sarah.
 I wonder why you want a dog, if you feel you have nowhere to go?

 I am old enough to see the glimmer of retirement in my 
future--not soon,
 but not impossibly far off, either.  But I think that even after 
I retire,
 I'll have places to go.  I'll still have the usual trips around 
town--the
 grocery, diner, pharmacy, shopping...though those won't be every 
day.  I
 hope to do a bit of travelling.  And to get out and walk, 
preferably every
 day, just to keep myself fit.  I've had 6 guide dogs now, and 
every one of
 them has done best when they've gotten regular work.  Ben, my 
current dog,
 doesn't require miles and miles a day, and can take one day off 
a week
 with no problem, but he still gets squirrely if I don't work him 
for any
 length of time.
 I think my dogs will still get enough work, once I'm retired, 
but it does
 concern me a bit.  If I felt I really had nowhere to go, or no 
desire to
 go
 anywhere, I'd just get myself a pet.  But, being somewhat prone 
to cabin
 fever, I don't see that happening any time soon.

 Tracy

 Dang it now I'm worried.  I really have no desire to go 
anywhere.
 I just fel too tired

  ----- Original Message -----
 From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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 Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
 Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:51:55 -0500
 Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class

 No, I don't do that.  I should, but because I am currently not
 going much of anywhere, I've gotten out of the habit.  I kind of
 wish I did, and maybe I'll start.  That's probably one of the
 reasons I won't get any dogs after this one.  I don't think he's
 getting a fair shake.  I hope I don't change my mind.

 CL

 On Sep 18, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Sarah wrote:

  Cool thanks.  How often do you walk your dog? Do
  you walk 3-5 miles every day?
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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 Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
  Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:27:39 -0500
  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class

  Ah, you'll be fine.  It is always exciting before you go for 
the
 dog.  I think you are going to have a fine time of it.

  Cindy

  On Sep 17, 2012, at 11:10 PM, Sarah wrote:

  That's exciting! I'm still kind of worried, but I'll do it.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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 Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
  Date sent: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:45:16 -0500
  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class

  His name is Fisher.  Let's see.  I think they brought him to my
 room.  We walked around the room a lot.  He sniffed me and we
 cuddled.  At our school, they had us go out on their leisure 
path
 with the harness and an instructor attched to him, too, with the
 leash.  Then later we took them out to relieve and have dinner.
 He mostly tried to keep him close and see what toys he liked,
 though I went slow with this.  Some dogs, when you first get
 them, whine a lot because they hear familiar voices as others 
are
 being given dogs by the same instructor.  Some are restless the
 first night or so when they are with you; I've never had a lot 
of
 trouble with that with any of the dogs.

  CL

  On Sep 17, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Sarah wrote:

  What's his name? What was it like when you first met him?

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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 Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
  Date sent: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:20:17 -0500
  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class

  I think they can sense  your moods.  I think they definitely
 know the difference between stressed and calm.  I have a lab and
 golden cross.  He is six.

  CL

  On Sep 17, 2012, at 6:17 PM, Sarah wrote:

  that's awesome! I am so excited to have a dog.  Can dogs sense
 how you are feel, can they sense your moods? What kind of dog do
 you have?

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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 Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
  Date sent: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:12:22 -0500
  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class

  \Hi, Sarah, I am Cindy.  You know, it depends on the dog.  I am
 a firm believer in spending a lot of time in the process of
 bonding with my dog, especially the first few days.  If the
 person who trained you is your trainer, they will look to that
 person for a while, but you will start to see a switch over in a
 few days.  When you take that dog home, I think the bonding
 increases because now it has left all it knows behind except 
you,
 so it trusts you.  You will have work to do to become a solid
 team, but your dog and you will have already begun a strong
 bonding that will only get stronger.  I think the key is a lot 
of
 attention, especially at first and mostly from you, corrections
 when you have to, and lots of praise when the dog does something
 right and well.

  CL

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