[nagdu] From what school did you get your dog?

[Tami Jarvis]

Clare,

Welcome to the list!

I'm an owner-trainer, in the process of retiring my first poodle guide 
Mitzi, who will be 9 in June. I have an almost 11-month-old poodle Loki 
in training to take over in another year or so. I was hoping the new dog 
would overlap Mitzi's working life, but had to put off getting a new pup 
for a year, so there will be a gap between dogs. I could probably keep 
Mitzi working another year without disaster or distress, but a lot of 
little things are telling me it's time to just transition her into a 
life of leisure and that she is ready for that, too. I don't plan to 
declare Loki officially finished until he is at least 2, and we'll see 
even then. Poodles mature more slowly than some of the other breeds, and 
the males more slowly than that. So for now, no hurry, we'll see how he 
does and ease him into what he's ready for. I imagine I will be plenty 
impatient by this time next year, but I would rather he grow into a 
confident guide than to rush him into too much responsibility. We shall 
see...

Tami

On 03/20/2015 06:01 AM, Clare Westlund via nagdu wrote:
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> Sent from my iPhonegood morning everyone! I thought it would be fun to discover what screw everyone chose to attend in order to receive their dogs? I got my dog from pilot dogs! He is a 23 month old golden retriever, as of tomorrow!I hope to become friends with you!
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