[nagdu] Marsha's dog name

[d m gina]

Hi Lyn,
The balancing harness is just like your harness except has an extra 
handle standing up, for the person to hold on to while going up and 
down stairs.
Or walking down a steep hill things like that.
This harness brings the dog closer to you, so if you sway to the left 
the dogs body would stop the sway.
to the rite, the dog would step with you, to help you keep on straight.
What I wished could have happened, is for the top handle to lie flat 
when not in use.
then you didn't have to worry about it getting caught going under a 
seat anything like that.
I am pleased they are still doing this, sense I was told they stopped training.
yes the wash does spin.
My little prince has learned how to balance me out in his own way.
Putting his paws on the curb helps as well to step up on the curb.
Just little things like that help allot.
His slow pace works to.
We sure are doing well, and I wish anyone who needs the special harness 
well in training.
With a slower dog, I don't need that any more.
I show my dog rails and now he won't move until my hand is on a rail.
He learns quickly.
Hope this helps.
Original message:
> Great blogs, Marsha!  As I went to GDF in the 1970s, I remember some of the
> stuff like the leash-guiding.  It is great to have this and wish the other
> schools taught it.  Back in the 1980s, a friend and his wife were at a
> summer camp for the blind and they had their dogs with them.  The wife's dog
> chewed the chest piece of the husband's dog's harness while they were left
> alone because of some activity.  So, here they were at camp and an totally
> useless harness.  My friend had a necktie - think the wife's dog chewed the
> leash as well - been too long ago.  Anyway, the husband had to get around by
> using the leash-guiding skill - with the necktie - and did fine.  I happened
> to have an old harness from one of my dogs that I just forgot about and it
> never was sent back to the school.  My friend had me send him that harness
> via Greyhound bus and he got it and used it.

> I know that back in the 1990s, a new dorm building was built.  At the time I
> went, we were in a ranch-style house with two wings with foour rooms each.
> Three rooms on each wing was used as bedrooms sleeping two.  The fourth one
> on each wing was a lounge for either the women or men.  The end bedrooms had
> a private bath but the other two had to share a bath off the hallway.  the
> main lounge or living room was in the middle along with the kitchen and
> dining room.  The relief area for the dogs was a long strip of concrete with
> a sidewalk and curb like along a street.  A grassy area was beyone the
> concrete "street" part.  The kennels were part of a bunch of other
> outbuildings on the campus.

> Like what you're getting, our meals were simple, homestyle affairs and good!
> Can you eat stuff made for vegan vegetarieans?  I know that they have foods
> that can be made without eggs but use a substitute of some sort.

> I've been cracking up about the discussion about the guessing your dog's
> name.  You said the nickname is "Mouse".  How about the name "Ratatuille"
> (don't know the spelling) that was a movie about a French rat in Paris.  It
> was a Disney movie out a couple of years ago.  Landon has rat friends.  On
> our pet therapy visits, we have HUGE white rats named "Horton" and "Who" and
> they look alike and are brothers.  One walked up to Landon and they touched
> noses and it was very cute.  Dang it, we're not allowed to take photos
> because of the privacy laws, so I've missed many Kodak Moments!

> Take care and I'll try to keep up with your blog and enjoy your training
> with "Missy".  Oh, you mentioned a special harness for balance, can you
> pleasse describe that to us?  I've seen balance harnesses but don't know
> what one would look like for guiding the blind as well as balancing.

> Lyn and Landon
> "Education creates tolerance towards diversity."
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
> To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 10:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Marsha's dog name


>> You all guessed the righht name, I won't say which one, or whom guessed
>> it. I have to wait until "Celebrationg Sunday" when the puppy persons have
>> been notified. You got two and half weeks left.

>> *evil laugh* I love teasing you all.

>> Marsha drenth
>> Sent with my IPhone
>> http://adventureswith2feet4paws.blogspot.com
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