[nagdu] Figuring out what I need in a dog

Darla Rogers djrogers0628 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 4 04:01:02 UTC 2014


	Ah, marsha; please forgive me!!!!  I forgot to say I knew someone
one time who had a 3 or 4 typed pages of what they wanted in a dog.
Darla


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenine Stanley
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 6:42 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Figuring out what I need in a dog

Darla, 

I think I understand what you mean here. 

Sometimes when instructors see a long list of things you want in a dog, they
get that feeling that if even one isn't there, you might not accept the dog
and they get overwhelmed. 

That doesn't mean you shouldn't talk about those things and list them for
yourself to review. 

Sometimes simple is better. If giving corrections is physically or
emotionally difficult yet you need a dog whose a bit more out there in terms
of decision making, it's a tough balance but knowing how much you are
willing to put up with or tolerate.
Jenine Stanley
jeninems at wowway.com

http://www.twitter.com/jeninems

On Mar 3, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Darla Rogers <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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