[nagdu] Poodles

Tue Aug 5 16:49:10 UTC 2014

Danielle,

Congratulations on your new guide dog.

It sounds like you are trying to be a respectful, responsible observer.  

First, I was the widowed parent of 3 elementary school aged children when I
got my first guide dog.  We have been in each of their classrooms from first
grade until they each attended junior high.  We never had a problem with
allergy issues nor did we address it.  Several of the elementary school
teachers in this district were and continue to raise puppies for GDB.  It is
just not an issue here.

If you continue to have a personal concern about this my best advice is to
either email or call the teacher you will be observing with a brief overview
of your concerns and how you would prefer to approach the issue.  

You have every right to bring your guide dog into the school setting.
Children of all disabilities are accommodated and schools will accommodate
you as an observer or faculty member.  As was previously mentioned children
with allergies can and should know how to advocate for themselves.  It would
be unwise as a parent not to address this with your child.

Good luck!

Diane

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Antoine
via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 8:46 AM
To: Craig Heaps; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Poodles

Haha! Tracy I do remember.
Isn't it every six weeks or so poodles need to be clipped?
Marty, that's sooooo cool. I don't know of anyone else who had a dog guide a
manual wheelchair. How is this done?

Have any of you had a time when your family wanted to decide dog breed for
you? Or, pulled the allergy card to get you to be swayed? How do you deal?
Danielle

On 8/5/14, Craig Heaps via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Do you have to tell your Husky "mush" instead of "forward"?  :)
>
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> From: "Mardi Hadfield via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 11:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Poodles
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>> Amber,If you want a Poodle than that is what you should go for.But 
>> there are certain behaviours that are poodle specific. They are 
>> extremely smart and you have to keep one step ahead of them.I am sure 
>> that Tami can fill you in on Poodle idiosyncrasies.Make sure that you 
>> are prepared for this wonderful breed.My breed of choice is a 
>> Siberian Husky.None of the schools train Huskies so I have to train 
>> my own if I want one.I have had 3 Husky guides and they have all been 
>> wonderful guides,with Nala being the best guide dog I ever had.That 
>> said, They shed all the time.Lots of hair.I just get them all shed 
>> out and it is time to start all over again.My grooming tools consist 
>> of a ferminator,a shedding blade ( used to shed out horses)A rake for 
>> pulling out loose hair that has clumped together( not the same as a 
>> mat), and a slicker brush.I brush my working guide every day, but 
>> only groom my 3 pet huskies about twice a week.Even my Belgian 
>> Shepherd guide is groomed 3-4 times a week,unless I am using him. 
>> Then I will make sure he is groomed well before I take him 
>> out.Needless to say, I sweep and vacuum HAIR all the time. Huskies 
>> are a breed that is not for every one either. They have a personality 
>> which does not lend it self to training unless you find one that 
>> wants to please you. They get board fast, so I had to change the 
>> training around often.I chose my first Husky as I wanted a dog that 
>> could pull a manual wheelchair for long periods of time and not 
>> tire.She was trained as a wheelchair Mobility dog first and when I 
>> became legally blind, I trained her to guide me. I eventually got a 
>> power wheelchair,so she did not have to pull me any more. She was 
>> such a smart dog and could do just about any thing I asked of her.She 
>> could pick up dropped Items,could find a lost item and many other 
>> things.She could pick up a dime off the floor and hand it to me as 
>> well as guide me all day and still have energy enough to trot all the 
>> way home at the end of the day.I loved these qualities about her and 
>> that is why I have continued to work with Huskies.I definitely did my 
>> research on the breed as I also found out they will dig up your 
>> yard,howl like a wolf, and will destroy your house and every thing in 
>> it, if they do not have enough work to keep them occupied.I only 
>> trained my Belgian Shepherd because I could not find the right Husky 
>> to train at that time.He is a wonderful guide dog, but is very 
>> different from a Husky.So,after doing your research,and finding out 
>> every thing about poodles,if you still want a poodle than go for 
>> it!Best of luck,  Mardi and Shaman and Neechee.
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