[NAGDU] Hello, An Introduction from Heather With Ilsa

[margo Downey]

Hey, Heather, welcome!

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Hello Heather! 
Welcome to the list.  I'm Rox, am Deafblind, and my current working service
dog is Soleil, a 6 year old yellow lab.  She is owner trained.  I also have
Laveau, a 10 year old Doberman who still works from time to time, so Soleil
can practice staying home alone!  WE also share our home with Mill'E, who
is a almost 15 year old golden.  Sometimes Mill'E makes me put the harness
on her so she can stand around and feel official but mostly her job is to
keep my feet warm.  
We live in New Orleans where I am an independent contractor doing any
number of different things. 
Hope you enjoy the list! 

 Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
Pawpower4me at gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

> On May 5, 2017, at 2:57 PM, Jen via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Heather,
> 
> Welcome! My name is Jen. Although I am not a guide dog user, I am 
> interested in all things guide dog! I look forward to your posts.
> 
> spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Heather 
> Bird via NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 3:26 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Heather Bird <heather.l.bird at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NAGDU] Hello, An Introduction from Heather With Ilsa
> 
> Hello. My name is Heather and I have a Seeing Eye dog named Ilsa. She 
> is a black and tan German Shepherd Dog. She just turned two around 
> Thanks Giving of 2016. She is my second guide from the Seeing Eye, my 
> fourth GSD. I have previously had shepherds from Fidelco Guide Dog
Foundation.
> I am a mother of two boys, who are both visually impaired. My mother 
> is also blind and also a guide dog handler. My husband and my father 
> are both sighted. I am a member of NYAGDU, as are my mother and my
husband.
> I am also the chapter president for our local NFB chapter in Rochester
NY.
> 
> Ilsa is very bright, a bit softer than my first TSE shepherd, Frieda, 
> but just as smart. My husband has an owner-trained psychiatric service 
> dog, a seven-year-old smooth coat collie named Dante. He is a sable 
> and he is a very soft, very intuitive sweet dog. My mother has a black 
> lab named Octane from the Seeing Eye. I have her permission to 
> disclose this fact and as many of my best guide dog stories involve 
> both her and my dogs, you may see mention of Octane from time to time.
> 
> I am also a member of IAADP. I am an attachment parent, student of 
> social work, stay-at-home mom and a member of API, and LLLI. I am 
> supportive of owner trainers, handlers of small breed service dogs, 
> handlers with invisible disabilities. I am a big advocate of informed 
> choice in guide dog training program selection, and a big proponent of 
> the rights and responsibilities of all service dog handlers.
> 
> That's the nuts and bolts of me as a handler. Please feel free to ask 
> if you have any additional questions.
> 
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