[nagdu] Poodles and other Cute Breeds

[Vivianna]

Hi,
sadly, i fear you are correct.  i know of 3 folks with poodles and they are all handled very poorly.
yes, they are intelligent dogs and can be good guides but, not with such poor management.
just brings me back to the topic i brought up last week about what to do if i see someone whose dog is acting in an inappropriate manner for a guide dog.
technically, the public place that you were in could have asked her to leave as, her dog was out of control and bothering others.

Vivianna

On Oct 27, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Darla via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
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> This may not be the correct subject line, so feel free to change it, if
> appropriate.
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> I was at a meeting Saturday where there were probably 7 guide dogs; I sat at
> 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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