[nagdu] Guide Dog School

[Applebutter Hill]

Debby,
Using your analogy, though, we'd be talking about a 5 lb. argument between a
school and a vet. I surely hope things aren't that bad. We were always told
that different vets would have different opinions about all sorts of things
including the need for certain shots. When the schools start interfering
with the vet/handler relationship, they've crossed the line, IMO. If they
believed that one particular vet was routinely endangering his or her
patients, then they should be contacting the professional vet organizations.


I had a Lab/Golden cross who came home at 55 lbs. When the winter coat fell
off, it was obvious that he was way too thin. He spent most of his adult
life closer to 70 lbs, and he lived to be 15. Furthermore, when I have
consulted with the school's vets on other things, I have often found that
they didn't know as much as I did.
Donna & Hunter

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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog School

I do think that there is a slight disconnect between what some vets think
and what the schools think is a good weight.  We were shone how you need to
be able to feel their ribs, and if they have a waistline to be able to feel
that.  Some people thought that Neena was too skinny when I brought her
home, but according to the vet at school, she was fine.  Of course, she's
filling out now, losing a lot of that puppy look.  But still she is pretty
skinny.  (I don't think she's too skinny).  But there definitely is a
difference in what some vets say is a just fine weight and what the schools
think is a just fine weight.  I'm not sure how you resolve that, if you are
required to give yearly vet checks, and the vet says the dog's weight is
okay but the school says it's not.  You know, it's kind of like human
doctors can't even always agree on what a good weight for a person is.  One
doctor I had said I should way around 130 pounds, because as I get older my
bones will need a little more padding to protect them from falls.  Another
doctor told me I should be 120 pounds.  So there you go, two doctors, and a
10 pound difference in what they think
would be the right weight for me.     Peace,    Debby with Neena

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