[NAGDU] My stars

[Julie J.]

The only kind of no pull harnesses I have seen has a ring on the front of 
the chest strap.  You attach the leash there and when the dog pulls, it will 
swing them around sideways, making it so they can't pull.  I can't think of 
any way you could attach a handle to that type of harness.  Even if you 
could, it would defeat the purpose of the harness.  As soon as you would 
attach the handle on both sides of the dog, you would eliminate the no pull 
effect.  A handle by definition makes it so the dog can pull.  The no pull 
harness only works because there is only the one attachment point for the 
leash.  Pulling twists the dog sideways, which would also be a disaster when 
guiding.

The short version is that your vet tech lady doesn't understand how guide 
dogs work.  She seems dense on a couple other points too, but maybe she was 
short on sleep or coffee or something?  If it were me, I'd just ask for a 
different person next time I went or a different place if that was possible. 
And sometimes you just have to graciously accept that some folks are 
annoying! *smile*

Julie
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I don't remember the name of it.
She said the dog would slow down walking with the pull in front.
Not on the neck. I couldn't use the school harness.
I didn't see it.
I was concerned on behalf of the handle.
The length and such.
I am teaching her how to not pull so hard.

Original message:
> Was the halite what she was talking about or another harness. I'm pretty
> sure you probably don't want to use something different for a harness.
> That sounds like a just awful vet appointment.
> Cindy


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> I know this sounds silly,, where I took my girl to the vet for the second
> paper work for the school.
> I was never so shocked when they shared she gained ten pounds.
> I knew she was getting larger filling out as they do from puppy hood.
> Never dreamed it was because she was gaining weight.
> Now I put in one of our measuring cups we use in cooking, where the food
> almost feels as though there is nothing there.
> The ding bat who was working with me wanted to know the kind of food I was
> feeding her. My reply was fish and potato.
> Her reply was "you should never feed your dog raw potatoes.
> I said I don't do that.
> Her reply was, you said you gave your dog potatoes.
> I shared as kindly as I could, go on line you will find the food called
> samon and potatoes.
> I was rather put out.
> She told me your dog needs to lose weight, I said yes I just started this
> food, where I am sure she will get weight off by the time I come back in
> July.
> I was glad to see the vet person, don't remember her name.
> I shared this was the new food I put her on, and she said that was fine.
> We also spoke on behalf of the halty, where she can't remember the name of
> the harness, that would slow the dog down, with pressure on the chest not
> the neck.
> She said folks use it when walking the dog.
> I asked if this met that you needed to take off the guide dog harness?
> She said yes.
> I'm pretty sure the handle on it wouldn't do the same as the school 
> handles
> do.
> Long enough so you can stand up straight.
> I am reaching this dog, where we have been working on speed control.
> Not wishing to drag me.
> After the appointment waiting for the van over an hour, my girl took me 
> down
> the ramp walked me to the van in a parking lot she had been to only two
> times.
> Only once did her nose wish to find the ground by a car.
> I pulled it up as fast as I could, hoping that she wouldn't pick up
> anything.
> The vet tech told me my dog had worms.
> I told her she must take on better training, because my dog doesn't have
> worms.
> She also told me that I needed to keep up on her vet shots up.
> I shared look at the paper work it was done in January.
> I must say I was quite put out.
> One more thing to share,
> When the old woman shared that she needed to be on a diet, I hugged my dog
> saying, we ladies can't have ice cream any more.
> Wow should you have seen this lady flip out.
> First of all, she doesn't get ice cream nor do I, but I couldn't pass that
> up.

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