[nagdu] Quiet dog is not bored

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Kerri.
Oh good.
My Krokus has a bone under my desk, which he chews when he feels like it.
Sometimes he comes out and we have a bit of a belly-rubbing, bone-holding
session.
Hope you figure out things to do with your girl during lunch.  I too am
working on that, not because I don't have places to walk, but just because,
if I bring my lunch, I tend to not go very far. So I'm inspired by your
efforts.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri Stovall via
nagdu
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 3:43 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Kerri Stovall; Tracy Carcione
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Quiet dog is not bored

Tracy, It's Kerri, and I was the one who made the comment that my dog was
quiet at work, but I was not making that comment in regard to her being
bored. I was just saying that she lies there at work for 8 hours a day,
while I work, which lots of guide dog people work, but I was just saying it
regarding giving her toys at work. I'm not worried about why she's quiet.
Believe me, I know a bored dog is mischievious. I just meant that she's
bored with her walks at lunch because she's slower, and I made the comment
about her being quiet and lying down because I need to find something to
occupy her mind if I'm working and can't do a walk to occupy her physically.
At least I could do something with her mind. That's all I meant, but I'm
quite happy that she's quiet while I'm working. Actually, I have been
working with her on not barking at work, by moving her away from the window,
so she's not as quiet as you may think. lol. But she's getting much better.
Thank you for the applause an  d the comments.Kerri

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> On Jul 9, 2015, at 1:15 PM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> To the person worried that her dog is bored because she lies quietly 
> at work, stop worrying.  In my experience, a bored dog does not lie 
> quietly; it looks for entertainment.  It may try to get up and go 
> visiting, or it may chew on things--itself, the wires under your desk, 
> whatever.  Dogs sleep a lot more than humans.  If your dog is lying 
> quietly while you work, she's probably happily having a nap.
> I applaud your efforts to get out and walk around at lunch.  Good for 
> you and your dog both.
> 
> Sorry I forgot the original subject line.
> Tracy
> 
> 
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