[nagdu] the public and dog breeds

[Debby Phillips]

I had an interesting conversation with a lady today.  I was 
sitting on a bench waiting for my bus to arrive.  She commented 
that I had a beautiful dog.  I said thank you.  Then she said, "I 
want a service dog, but the money for training is quite a lot".  
I asked her what her disability was.  (Probably not politically 
correct).  Anyway, she said, "Oh, I mean, I want a companion 
dog." She said that her German Shepherd was 8 months.  I told her 
that it wasn't too early to work on basics, like sit, heel, down, 
etc.  She said that he pulled her out the door and down the steps 
of her apartment, and she almost fell down.  I told her that she 
needed to work on heeling the dog.  Her bus came then and she 
left, but she did thank me.  Here I am, not a trainer at all, 
telling this lady the things she could teach her German Shepherd.  
Lol.    Debby and Nova