[nagdu] am proud of my four-legged furry son

Sat May 11 21:07:34 UTC 2013

Hey!  I saw that piece on CNN last night.  GDF is the school I got my first 
two guide dogs from in the 1970s.  neat to see the new building!  It was a 
small white ranch-style house when I was there.  There were two wings on 
each end - one for men and the other for women with the living room, 
kitchen, and dining room in the middle.  Those guide dog puppies were very 
cute!  I see that GDF uses yellow puppy vests.

Lyn and Landon
"Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like 
asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Wurtzel" <marywurtzel at att.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] am proud of my four-legged furry son

> Felix pretty much ignores other dogs.   We were at a pet store today.  He
> did okay but still has the issue of putting his nose down on the floor to
> get whatever he sees that was dropped.  He also still will not stay out of
> the trash.  I tried to find a locking trash can today, but Fred doesn't
> think the one I found is going to do the trick.
> This is off any topics, but I just saw my dog guide school and my very own
> trainer featured tonight on CNN.
> Mary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sarah
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 9:00 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] am proud of my four-legged furry son
>
> HELLO list,
> If Wizard sees another dog, whether he knows the dog or not, he
> acts as if he's not even in hness! He is definetely not calm.  I
> don't think he would ever ignore another dog and I'm not sure how
> to correct this.
>
> Sarah and Wizard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 9 May 2013 10:12:17 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] am proud of my four-legged furry son
>
> Well, you sure can't know this until you have tried it.  Fisher
> is calm, and he loves other dogs, but the ones he doesn't know,
> he blusters about, and that doesn't go over real well.  LOL.
>
> Cindy Lou
>
> On May 9, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Sheila Leigland
> <sleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:
>
> hi cindy I understand where you are coming from.  We'll be going
> to national for the first time with dogs and I'm not going to
> promise perfect behavior but I will do everything that I can to
> keep Tres under good control and that is the best that I can do.
> I don't know how our dogs will react to multiple dogs all that I
> can do is the best that I can to see that
> tres is as calm as posible.
> On 5/9/2013 8:45 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
> I kind of dislike  the judgmental attitude.  First of all, Pits
> are n ot by name mean and/or evil.  It is interesting what
> Officer Paul said about Labs, or what it the lady.  Second, the
> judgment that the owner left because they knew they were in the
> wrong is judgmental, and that the dogs weren't licensed or
> up-to-date on shots is something you really do not know.  The
> owner may have left to get the dogs out of the situation.  That's
> what I would have done.  The judgmental is why I'm not bringing
> my dog to convention this year.  He growls/barks at dogs who are
> unknown to him.  On those occasions when he got away, nothing
> else transpires.  Mostly, he hasn't.  He sounds mean though, and
> I get that this is frightening.  However, the reaction is that
> people assume that I don't have him under control.  Not so.  But
> this year I won't subject myself to it.  It was just too
> stressful, which isn't really so good for the dog.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cindy Lou
>  On May 9, 2013, at 9:36 AM, Sheila Leigland
> <sleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:
>
> Megan that was my first thought also.  I would have no idea
> about whether the dogs around here have up to date shots and
> licenses but I wouldn't presume that they didn't.
> On 5/9/2013 7:56 AM, Meghan Whalen wrote:
> I am curious how you know those dogs were not up to date on
> shots or licenses.  Good thing they were on leash.  At least said
> owner did manage to keep them from you.  I understand your
> frustration, but it is also unfair to assume that poorly
> socialized dogs are not cared for in any way.  I think that most
> people do mean well for their dogs.  The fact that this person
> was out with his or her dogs on leash means he was already a bit
> better of a handler than some...at least he walks his dogs, and
> hopefully in future, the dogs will be better controled or muzzled
> if they cannot be contr
>
> Meghan
> On 5/9/2013 8:49 AM, Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire
> wrote:
> Hi, all,
> Sub says it all.
> I took Odie down to the Municipal Animal Shelter yesterday and
> am proud of my four-legged furry son.
> There were a few dogs that came in and one leaving the shelter.
> He remained  still each time a dog came in with its owner.
> I praised him with a good boy upon patting his head and giving
> him a massage behind his ears.
> The dog that left the shelter was a pit bull terior with a blue
> nose or mouth.
> Thankfully, there was an animal control officer on hand if
> something were to happen which luckily, nothing did.
> Now to the part of speaking with the animal control officer.
> I did let her know what happened with Odie and I Sunday evening
> and despite that we weren't bit, she still considered the
> incident an attack.
> She told me they plan to have animal control officer sweep the
> area more offten of where the incident happened.
> I also had to mention to her that Odie and I's good friends
> Natalie and Liam were harassed at 38th and Clay and she informed
> me they would do the same thing out there as well.
> Officer Paul told me due to how the animal control laws are done
> for the whole state of Colorado, not just counties and towns but
> the whole state, they can only educated the dog owners the first
> time as far as letting owners know their dog needs to be on leash
> at all times, but keeping them under control by keeping the dog
> closer to them.
> I also let Officer Paul know how our 311 agency workers aren't
> being very helpful to those that are blind with guide/assistance
> dogs.
> She suggested for me to get Diane Evans who I had good luck with
> last year and just yesterday.
> Another suggestion was that if I wasn't able to get Dian Evans
> and wound up with an agent that decided to be a brat, request a
> supervisor and if not, then contact the police department.
> Officer Paul did let me know that if Odie and I are attacked
> again, to immediately call 9 1 1 if we both end up getting
> injured requiring medical attention for both of us.
> Something somewhat shocking I learned is that in the Denver
> County area amongst dog bites, labradors have been known for it.
> When Officer Paul and I were talking, I expressed how majority
> of the attacks on people and dogs can be avoided if only people
> would take the time ti train their dogs properly and stay on top
> of them.
> Going back to the owner and dogs that were responsible for
> charging Odie and I, I mentionted to animal control that I did
> immediately call the police department, letting them know that if
> an officer were to circle the area, they probably wouldn't see
> that owner and dogs because the owner knew dog gone well he was
> in the wrong upon his dogs not being licensed or having
> vaccinations up to date.
> The owner knows if they stick around, they're going to
> automatically be fined.
> The officer definitely agreed with me on that one and it's
> become a more growing trend.
> Denver county Animal Control works along beside the police
> department and that if an attack occurs on a human or service dog
> team, they immediately dispatch an animal control officer out
> quickly.
> i'm happy I did get somewhere and my hopes are that the attacks
> on humans and working dogs will cut down more.
> I also wanted to let those with working dogs know there is a web
> site that you can register with in regards of dog bites.
> I found it a good resource and will finish confirming to get
> newsletters from them.
> The web site is:
> http://www.dogbite.org
> I encourage may to visit that site, but if those who have been
> injured by dogs, I can understand why he/she wouldn't be
> comfortable doing so.
> I just thought to offer that information.
> Well, guess I'll end right here.
> Sorry for the long, message.
> I just wanted to update everyone on how things went yesterday
> and that I made some good progress.
> Bibi and son Odie
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