[NAGDU] if you had a magic wand

[Lisa Belville]

Well, generally I'd say the positives outweigh the negatives.  If I didn't 
think so, I wouldn't be working on my third dog after 21 years.  <grin>

The hair, though.  That's an issue.  Each of my dogs has had different hair 
textures and shedding qualities.  My last dog was a black Lab and her hair 
was an ongoing issue due to its thickness and oily Labby traits.

My current dog is a Yellow Lab/Golden cross and while she is exceedingly 
sheddy and hairy her hair isn't nearly as thick or clingy as Katy's.  It's 
also not as hard on my vacuum.

I read somewhere that one of the winners at the most recent Westminster Dog 
Show was a hairless breed of dog.  While this is intriguing, I'm not sure if 
I'd want a hairless guide.  The dog's handler mentioned in an interview that 
a preschooler described her dog as feeling like a warm piece of bologna. 
Ewwwww, just nasty.  LOL  Even with the messiness, I like the feeling of 
soft, silky hair if it is a pain to clean up.

Lisa

Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
procrastinate all at once.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie Johnson via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: [NAGDU] if you had a magic wand


> What is the biggest pain about working with a guide dog?  or if you don't 
> have a dog yet, what is your biggest worry about getting and working a 
> guide dog?
>
>
> And if you had a magic wand and could make that problem go away, what 
> exactly would the magic wand  do to make the problem go away?
>
>
> Just procrastinating anything productive and trying to have a little fun 
> on a Saturday morning!
>
>
> Julie
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