[nagdu] Combo dogs

[Applebutter Hill]

Good points.
Donna

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips
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Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 6:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Combo dogs

This is interesting.  I remember being at a meeting once when we h a speaker
who had been a trainer for guide dogs.  He went to work for CCI (Canine
Companions for Independence).  When he first got there, he could not pick
out dogs that were good for service dogs.  They were great for guiding but
not for service.  Often with service dogs, there needs to be a real
willingness, on the part of the dog, to be obedient.  There is no
intelligent disobedience.  And many people who use service dogs do not have
a lot of physical strength, so if you have a dog, for instance that's kind
of a hard dog, but guides excellently, they will not make a good service
dog.  They will work well, but they also have a stubborn quality and
sometimes need more correction then some people who need service dogs can
do.  So the training between the two kinds of dogs can be quite different.
Just my 2 cents'
worth.    Blessings,    Debby

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