[nagdu] Career change dog job

[Star Gazer]

	Tracey, was this on NPR? I want to try to find the program as it
sounds very interesting. 

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 1:02 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Career change dog job

I'm listening to an interview on the radio about bomb-sniffing dogs.  One of
the speakers runs a dog-security company, and he says they get their dogs
from 5 sources:  Fidelco, GEB, TSE, GDF, and Puppies Behind Bars.  He says
that they get the would-be guide dogs who are too sniffy, or too
toy-obsessed, or too hyper, and those are just the things needed in a
sniffer dog.  He says shepherds usually prefer play rewards, while labs
prefer food.  He says that sniffer dogs retire around 8 years old to live
the easy life as pets.
I always think it's interesting to hear what happens to puppies who don't
make it as guides.
Tracy



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