[nagdu] Marsha's dog name

Lyn Gwizdak linda.gwizdak at cox.net
Sat Sep 29 21:52:52 UTC 2012


Thanks, Dar.  Yeah, I could see where that handle would get stuck on all 
kinds of stuff under bus seats.  But, I don't think they couyld be made to 
collapse and still remain sturdy for support.

Lyn and Landon
"Education creates tolerance towards diversity."
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Marsha's dog name


> 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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