[nagdu] My new dog

[rhondacrz]

hello i'm vary happy for you mark.  all the best.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Natalie" <nrorrell at qwest.net
>To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:33:21 -0700
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] My new dog

>Well, you betcha.  It's always such a plethora of excitement, 
joy,
>nervousness, and any number of emotions and sentiments one may 
find in
>embarking on a new journey.  Long live the freedom and 
independence one of
>these furry partners provides!
>Best,
>Nat and Liam Joshua

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark J.  Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com
>To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users"
><nagdu at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 7:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] My new dog


>> Thanks,

>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Natalie" <nrorrell at qwest.net
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 5:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] My new dog


>>> Hi Mark,
>>> May you and the new dog journey many happy trails.
>>> Best,
>>> Nat and Liam Joshua

>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mark J.  Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:35 AM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] My new dog


>>>> Hi all,



>>>> My new dog is doing well.  I got him on Tuesday the 3, and 
yesterday we
>>>> were doing subway work.



>>>> He is an almost 80lb male shepherd.  His coloration was called 
"sable."
>>>> The tip of his tale is black, almost like he dipped it in a 
bucket of
>>>> paint.  He is extremely well behaved, and whenever I stop to 
talk to
>>>> someone, he lays down on my left side.  Whenever I am at a 
counter, he
>>>> automatically lays down between my feet and the counter.  He 
never barks,
>>>> or chews anything in the house.  Unless there is some sort of 
super
>>>> compelling distraction like pidgins, he listens to me almost 
100% of the
>>>> time.



>>>> My only complaint is sniffing distractions, and bird 
distractions.
>>>> However, the bird distraction is more amusing than dangerous.  
Whenever,
>>>> he sees a bird on the sidewalk in front of him, he stairs at it, 
while
>>>> walking strait at it.  When the bird gets scared and flies off, 
he is so
>>>> happy, bouncing and wagging his tale.  I don't get on his case 
about
>>>> bird distractions so long as he doesn't go after birds that are 
not in
>>>> our path anyway, and as he is approaching the bird, he can't 
mess up his
>>>> guide work.



>>>> I have a red rubber stick that my dog loves.  This is like doggy 
crack.
>>>> He wants this rubber stick, more than he wants beef jerky or 
other high
>>>> value food treats.



>>>> Let's call the dog Jon.  That's not his name, however, that's 
the alias
>>>> we are going with to he decides he doesn't want to run over and 
make
>>>> friends with everyone that says his name.
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