[NAGDU] Krokus and the sniffer dog

[S L Johnson]

Tracy:

Several years ago on a trip to NYC I was in LaGuardia Airport an while going 
through security I encountered a security officer with a dog that had been 
in training as a guide dog but was career changed because she was too 
nervous in traffic.  My golden Tara looked and wagged her tail and the 
security officer said her dog was also looking at Tara  but both dogs kept 
their minds on their work.  I am very glad that dogs who cannot be guide 
dogs can be trained to do other kinds of work.

Sandra and Eva
SLJohnson25 at comcast.net
-----Original Message----- 
From: Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 10:24 AM
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Cc: Tracy Carcione
Subject: [NAGDU] Krokus and the sniffer dog

Last night, my husband and I went to a concert in the City, Ringo Starr,
great stuff!  On our way in, I noticed Krokus acting like he saw another
dog, stretching his neck out and staring.  Then I heard a fierce bark from
about 5 feet away, and Krokus stopped staring.  I asked the door-person if
it was a bomb-sniffer dog, and she said yes, it was.  I guess Krokie was
giving his "Hi pal!" look, and the sniffer dog was saying "I'm not your pal,
bub!".  It was interesting.  We don't meet many sniffer dogs. It's attitude
was different from Krokus's.

Around here, career change dogs can become sniffer dogs, so I wondered if it
might have been an ex-guide dog trainee.  Though I would have expected the
same friendly attitude from it as has Krokus has, then.

Tracy



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