[nagdu] Figuring out what I need in a dog

Darla Rogers djrogers0628 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 4 00:19:33 UTC 2014


Dear Jewel,

	I think you heard from an expert since Jenine works at GDF; I
think--and please correct me, Jenine if I'm off-base here--if you get too
long-winded, what you really need might get lost in the verbiage, and I'm
not seeing that here.
Darla & Huck Praying for the perfect match next time


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jewel
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 9:07 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Figuring out what I need in a dog

Hi all,
As it gets closer to time to relinquish my current guide dog, Faye, back to
the school, I am thinking about what kind of dog I need and want. Maybe you
guys can help me figure out what to ask for.
*I need a dog that doesn't get bored walking slow, but also doesn't get
distracted at these slow speeds.
*I need a dog that is trainable (to other small tasks, like standing still
to help me stand up off the floor), but isn't overly food-driven *I need a
dog that's soft enough to give me emotional support, but tough enough to
handle city and university walking *I need a friendly dog, but one that
isn't going to great everyone s/he comes across.
*I need a  dog that will take city or country walks all in stride,
particularly going off-trail hiking.
*I need a dog with lots of energy for working around a university, but not
so much energy that I can't relax on the weekend.
Maybe I've just described what I need myself, but I don't know how to take
that and write it in a way that makes real sense to instructors and the
school. Any advice?
Thank you all for your support and help so far. I don't know what I'd do
without this group.
Yours,
Jewel

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