[nagdu] Thank you for your replies

[Cindy Ray]

When I took my dog, I just tied him to something, but I came to the conclusion that there was no need to take him to the gym. A friend gave me a ride (actually my trainer) and then brought me back. I quit taking him when we started going to parks to work out. That was why I quit. I  had always taken my dogs to ballet and other kinds of classes before that.

CL

On May 23, 2013, at 1:04 PM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there someone at the gym, like a receptionist or secretary that he could
> hang out with while you practice? He'd be there as a guide when you needed
> him, but this way he wouldn't feel isolated, a dog lover would get some nice
> dog time, and he wouldn't have to see you playing ball. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jimmy
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:51 PM
> To: National Association of Guide Dog Users Gwizdala
> Subject: [nagdu] Thank you for your replies
> 
> Greetings!
> 	Thank you everyone for your thoughts on whether to bring my guide to
> national. I appreciated Julie's reasoning as well. Your thoughts were very
> balanced and vvery informative. Thank you. I have been going back and forth
> with the idea to bring Shep. He does a great job. I think I would have the
> hardest time missing him by him not being with me at convention. Thank you
> everyone again  for all the suggestions.
> 	Here is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
> question for everyone:
> 	Shep, a german Shepherd, has one weakness-that is playing ball.  It
> seems that this is a shepherd characteristic.  I am a member of the
> Tennessee goal ball  men's team. The problem is when we practice on
> Saturdays,we do so in a gym. I find Shep a spot in the bleachers in the gym
> to chill. He is good until I go onto the floor and he sees the ball going
> back and forth. it is like  torture for him. He wants to play so bad. Shep
> tends to wine and make noise, which is a big no no when playing gaol ball.
> I have tried bringing him a bone to preoccupy him- that works  for a short
> time. I have taken him out of the gym into another room, which I hae doing.
>> He can no longer see what's going on, but he stillknows and he doesn't
> want to be isolated. So he cries. Does anyone have any thoughts or
> suggestions in what I may can implement in training, clicker training, or
> other actions ? Like I said, he is awesome and this is his only weakness-his
> kryptonite. 
> Best wishes,
> Jimmy
> Kustom Cane
> www.Kustomcane.com
> 901-483-1515
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