[NAGDU] Getting a new guide

[The Pawpower Pack]

Hi Raul, 
Congrats on getting a new pup.  
I like to do all the feeding/relieving etc. Myself for a few weeks until the dog learns what is expected at these times.  ONCE we get in a routine, then  it's fine if someone feeds her or whatever.  When I go to my parents home on vacation, they will frequently feed and relieve and play with her and I don't care.  When I was married— also to a dog handler, we'd take turns feeding all the dogs together.   
I'm an owner trainer so can't speak to the rules programs may or may not have about this issue... 


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> On Mar 15, 2016, at 12:34 PM, Raul A. Gallegos via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello all. I'm writing to brag and to ask a couple of questions and get some opinions.
> 
> First off, I've had a guide dog before. I'm a GEB graduate from November 1993. My dog was a black lab named Ubi and we were a great team until he retired in June 2000. Since then I haven't felt that it was right to get another dog. However with all the recent changes in my life, mainly, a wonderful person, who also is a GEB graduate, I've decided that it's time. So I applied yesterday. If all goes well, I should have a dog some time this year.
> 
> As for my questions, I'm sure a lot of this is common sense regarding dogs, but here goes anyway.
> 
> 1. My girlfriend Stacie has a dog from GEB as well. They are a great team and her dog, Cash is close to me as well. When I come home with my dog, is it recommended that the 2 dogs meet each other on neutral ground?
> 
> 2. While Stacie is the primary person who cares for the dog. I.E. Feeding and taking him out, there are times that I do that as well. Would it be recommended when I get my dog, that I only focus on him? Or should I continue with what I've been doing and integrate him with Cash, so they can get used to each other?
> 
> I know that dogs see things like a pack and I want to minimize any stress that either dog might experience. I'm sure I'll have more to write, but that's all for now.
> 
> Thanks all.
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> Raul A. Gallegos
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