[NAGDU] New seeing eye graduate and a question

[Daryl Marie]

Hi, Michael!
Congratulations on the new pup.
I probably play with Jenny (my nearly 4-year-old black lab) 15-30 minutes a day, depending on her energy level. If we're out working, it will be less, but right now while I am between jobs we play more than we work, and that's OK in the moment. She LOVES to play after guiding, it's like her reward for being focused and a good girl. We get home from somewhere, she checks out the house and heads straight for her water dish or her toy box, and she loves to play before bedtime. :)

Welcome!
Daryl
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From: bettyJo via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 11:40:17 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] New seeing eye graduate and a question

congratulations! it varies. my 4th guide was a 14 month old poodle. we played for an hour every evening. i used play to shape better recall , new command vocabulary and promote bonding. a year and a half later play varies from a few tosses of a ball when we take out the trash, she doesn't work then, to half an hour.Do what feels right in the moment. 

HTH 


diane and the pups

On Jan 27, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Michael Babcock via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

hey Guys,
I just graduated from the seeing eye this past Thursday with my black lab Titan. Been about five years since I worked with a dog guide, and I'm a bit rusty. Just wanted to introduce myself as I have subscribed to this resource so that I can learn what others go through and how I can best be successful with this amazing . Hope everyone's doing well! And we are learning my routes at home, and it's an evolving experience. One question for you, how much play time do you implement into your daily schedules? Never stop being amazing.
Michael
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