[nagdu] to Ken about RE: the life of a guide dog

[Eve Sanchez]

Just a short note. I mostly provide the play time for my dog. the only
reason I do not let her play with my pitbull more often is that the
slobber does something quite horrible to her coat and I do not want to
bathe  too often. On those occasions when I know it is bath time, I
let them go for it before hand.. They love it and the chihuahua
watches from a safe vantage so he does not get stepped on by the
monsters. :) Eve

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Sarah Meeks <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> My guide dogs life is exciting. he is not in harness, he plays with our other dog Sophie, a pit bull. He interacts with all of my family members, and he is a good dog. But when we go on walks, around our neighborhood he doesn't want to go. However, if we go to my moms house which has kibble on the ground because her dogs are old and don't finish their food fully, he gets very excited, he drags me there. on
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 18, 2013, at 2:20 PM, "Daniel" <daniel.sweeney1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ken,
>> The part about spending all the hours with your dog is totally clear. There
>> is not a waking hour, in fact there is not even a sleeping hour either, that
>> I am not with my girl. I guess to be more clear, it is during those hours of
>> the day that The dog isn't in his or her harness either taking you to work,
>> or to the store or such - which takes, say 30 minutes or more, how does your
>> dog spend the day? Would the day be full of play, laying around on the dog
>> bed, outside in a backyard or maybe interacting with family.
>> I guess that is what I mean by the life of a guide dog.
>> Thanks,
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ken Ace
>> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 2:22 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] the life of a guide dog
>>
>> Daniel & Cass, this may not be what you are looking for but I have had
>> several people, trainers, etc. tell me what I should and shouldn't do with
>> my dog. Some of there input was good some was not, in my opinion. Eventually
>> I came to the point that I related the following to them; There are 168
>> hours in a week, I spend 167 of those hours with my dog, the only hour we
>> don't spend together is when he gets groomed. Couples spend less than a
>> hundred hours a week together, Mothers with school aged children spend about
>> thirty hours a week with their children. So when YOU spend as much time with
>> another being as I spend with my dog I may think you have something to bring
>> to the party. But until then it is between me and my dog.
>> Ken & Ace
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daniel
>> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:01 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: [nagdu] the life of a guide dog
>>
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>>
>>
>> First off, I forgot to sign off on a message earlier, so sorry about that.
>>
>>
>>
>> Secondly, I have a question for everyone. I have noticed the focus of
>> conversation has been on the schools, programs, staff cuts, etc..
>>
>> What I am curious about is how everyone lives with their dogs. What I mean
>> is if you work, does your dog travel (walk) with you to your job? What does
>> the dog do for the rest of the day? What does the rest of the day look like,
>> how do you play?
>>
>> If you do not work, what do you and your dog do all of the day?
>>
>> What does a usual day look like?
>>
>> I have listened to the book, "Confession of a guide dog" narrated by Eric
>> Sandvoldt that was mentioned recently on the list. I believe he was a
>> graduate from GDB. That dog apparently travelled all over the place, which I
>> don't think is indicative of most of us.
>>
>> Some of us are older and do not get out as much, and our dogs don't get as
>> much travel as others. In this case, how do you keep your dog exercised and
>> healthy, especially if you live in an apartment or live in a place without a
>> fenced in area for your dog to play in.
>>
>> What do your dogs do all day, and if they were to write a book, what would
>> they say about their lives?
>>
>> Does this make any sense?
>>
>> The reason I ask this is because I am just now recovering from an illness
>> that has kept me in bed for the last week. My girl has been unable to get
>> out and work for a week. We have gone out to relieve and on a long lead, but
>> no work. I was curious to know how others handle down time, and what happens
>> when you slow down, and just don't feel like getting out.
>>
>> You can write off list if you don't think this is pertinent to the list.
>>
>> Thanks for any input. Curious minds need to know.
>>
>>
>>
>> Daniel and Cass - in freezing Denver (even in April - who would have thunk
>> it)
>>
>>
>>
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