[nagdu] Poodles and other Cute Breeds

[Larry D Keeler]

No, poodles are cute! Also they are very intelligent. They often push there4 
boundaries and if you don't know how to keep on top of them, they'll stay on 
top of you! Sast month, I roomed with a poodle and he was great! And, Holly 
is part poodle and really laid back!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darla via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 11:17 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Poodles and other Cute Breeds


> Hi Everyone,
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> This may not be the correct subject line, so feel free to change it, if
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> I was at a meeting Saturday where there were probably 7 guide dogs; I sat 
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> a table with someone I know who has a poodle.  Rather than making it lie
> quietly it was at the end of its leash constantly bothering my dog and 
> every
> other dog it could get to.  All the handler did was scold and pull the dog
> back-no leash correction; no other command to give the dog something else 
> to
> do.  I guess the subject line should read "dog management."
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> This handler has also had, at least one dog, before this poodle, but I'm
> wondering if people are getting poodles more for the cuteness factor than
> the great working dogs they are knowing people with allergies who need a
> less allergy-producing dog are waiting for one.
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> I'm not sure if there is a question here or not except to say that this 
> kind
> of behavior really honks me off, especially when the handler really isn't
> making an effort to do anything about it.  Guess next time I will move to 
> a
> table where she'd have to crowd in to fit, but I don't understand people
> getting a dog and allowing it to act like a wild thing or something.
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> If I do approach her-whether or not she likes me afterword is
> immaterial-what have you all found that works.
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> When I see  people handle dogs like she does, it makes me wish the schools
> **did** have more to day, but we need to police ourselves, and I want it 
> to
> stay that way.
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> I should think, if I had a dog that really drew a lot of attention, I'd 
> try
> even harder to keep the dog close to me and under control and as 
> unobtrusive
> as possible.
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> Sorry for my grump session, but Huck really tried so hard to be good.  The
> handler closest to me also had a dog; if you didn't' possibly see her, 
> you'd
> have never known her dog was there, and she and I have had lunch with the
> two dogs nose to nose under the table, and nobody knew they were even 
> there.
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> Darla & Handsome Huck Who really does try to be good most of the time
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> Darla J. Rogers M.S.
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> Djrogers0628 at gmail.com
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