[nagdu] Thoughts welcome

[Matthew Dierckens]

Thanks to all who have given me suggestions. I was also thinking, I could just not go, as I haven’t left Marilyn alone for 3 or 4 hours before. The longest has been maybe half an hour 45 minutes at the school.

God bless.
Matthew Dierckens
Certified Assistive Technology Specialist
Macintosh, Windows and IOS  Trainer
U.S. number: 573-401-1018
Personal Email: matt.dierckens at me.com

> On Oct 2, 2015, at 18:03, S L Johnson via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Matthew:
> 
> First, congratulations on your new dog.  Welcome to the family stress issues 
> with our guide dogs.  I remember going through that when I got my first dog. 
> They need to respect your wishes as to how you work your dog and where you 
> choose to take her.  You have to get firm with your family and tell them 
> that you will let Marilyn interact with other dogs when you know the 
> situation can be controlled.  If their dog is running around off leash 
> acting all crazy, that isn't good for your dog.  I always insist that people 
> put their pets on leash before I let my guide dog have any interaction with 
> the pet dog.  This way both dogs can be kept under good control.  Eventually 
> you might be able to have both dogs together off leash once they both learn 
> what you expect of them.  Sometimes the pet dogs are just too playful and 
> keeping both dogs on leash is necessary.  I can take Eva to my parents house 
> and she is fine off leash with their dog but, my sister's dog is so crazy 
> that she will keep pestering Eva until she gets Eva acting nuts too.  In 
> that situation, I insist that my nephew control their dog and I keep Eva on 
> leash.  I agree with your school, a big party isn't a good place to take 
> Marilyn at this point.  If your family says anything, just say you are 
> following the rules and recommendations of the guide dog school.  Good luck 
> and enjoy the party.
> 
> Sandra and Eva
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Matthew Dierckens via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 3:29 PM
> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
> Cc: Matthew Dierckens
> Subject: [nagdu] Thoughts welcome
> 
> Hi guys,
> My mum's boyfriend has a 120 pound Alaskan malamute. Odin and Marilyn  met 
> last weekend, I thought it was too soon, but they got along pretty ok. The 
> only problem is, this dog wants to play, and I don't feel Marilyn is ready. 
> mum and her boyfriend are throwing a party tomorrow and I want to go. My 
> worry is how the dogs will interact. I did call my school and they agreed 
> with me that I not bring Marilyn with me. Family keeps asking me well, when 
> is it good for them to meet, and it's so hard to explain to them and it's 
> stressing me out. They'll say things like, oh but you take her to church and 
> she's fine, you bring her around your other friends who have dogs, (guide 
> dogs) mind you, little things like that. What do you guys think?
> God bless.
> Matthew Dierckens
> Certified Assistive Technology Specialist
> Macintosh, Windows and IOS  Trainer
> U.S. number: 573-401-1018
> Personal Email: matt.dierckens at me.com
> 
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