[nagdu] an update on Soleil and me

[connie via nagdu]

well some dovenman pitcher have a  buttom less stomach because I  own one . 
she is my guide dog from gallant hearts guide dog center in madison, ms.  We 
have been a  team for about one year and five months.She is my seventh guide 
dog, but my first dovenman pitcher.
connie and zoey
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Pawpower Pack via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] an update on Soleil and me


> Laveau is a Doberman mix.  I like her work ethic and low distractability. 
> A lab was not my first choice, but I was mostly concerned about 
> temperament.  Breed was low on the list, just because this was so 
> unexpected.  Soleil has a heart of gold, and a bottomless pit for a 
> stomach. lol
>
> Rox and the kitchen Bitches:
> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 15, 2014, at 8:26 AM, Brandy Pinder via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Glad to hear her training is moving along and that it fell at the right 
>> time. Keep us posted! I give so much credit to owner trainers and find it 
>> very interesting. What breed is laveau?
>>
>> brandy pinder
>> Alumni Council -  second vice Chairman
>> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc®
>> and America's VetDogs®, The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc®
>> Providing "Second uSight"® since 1946
>>
>> 371 E. Jericho Turnpike smith town ny 11766
>> Cso: 866-282-8047
>> Email: brandydp at verizon.net
>> Cell: 304-685-4499
>>
>>> On May 15, 2014, at 8:25 AM, The Pawpower Pack via nagdu 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Good morning, Y'all,
>>> I thought I'd come in here and give an update on Soleil's training.  For 
>>> those who do not know me, my name is Rox'E, I'm Deafblind, with severe 
>>> balance issues from the disease which damaged my hearing.  Soleil my 
>>> yellow lab is my new dog.  I'm an owner trainer, and since Laveau my 
>>> working dog for the last 6 years has kidney disease, her vet strongly 
>>> suggested I begin training another dog since it's impossible for me to 
>>> use a white cane and have the level of independence I do with a dog.
>>> I'm pleased to say that Soleil has completed guide dog and mobility 
>>> brace and counterbalance training.  She has taken and passed both the 
>>> ADI public access test and the canine good citizen test offered by the 
>>> ACK.  Both tests were given by a neutral trainer whom neither she, nor 
>>> I, had met before.  I also have about 5 hours of video showing her 
>>> working in various situations, should there ever be an access issue 
>>> which must be resolved in court.
>>> We are now moving on to sound alert training, and retrieve and tug 
>>> training.
>>> She should be done with that in 5 years, hahahaha!
>>> Laveau is doing well, but tires easily, and cannot work outside once we 
>>> get into the really hot temps— I live in Louisiana, so it's good Soleil 
>>> is ready to go.  She is still very green— like a dog who has just come 
>>> home with its handler.  And I look forward to walking many miles with 
>>> her.
>>>
>>>
>>> Rox and the kitchen Bitches:
>>> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
>>> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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