[NAGDU] Update on my new dog.

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hi Sharon,
Congrats on your new dog! Sounds like your training is going well. Sounds
like you are getting home training there in Australia. How is Sherlock
doing in your summer heat? The dog came from New Jersey during our winter.
Talk about instant season change!

I dont post much. I have a lab/golden cross named Aristotle. He is yellow
Lab colored and will be 7 years old this coming September. We live in San
Diego, California which is not far from the border with Mexico where we
never go anymore because I dont have a passport card. I've had guide dogs
since 1973 with a couple of breaks between dogs.

Hope all of you on the list is doing fine during the pandemic. Aristotle
still gets some work when I do errands around town.

Lyn and Aristotle

On Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 5:51 AM Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> He sounds very handsome!  More than half the pups making it is great.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sharon S via
> NAGDU
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2021 10:05 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Sharon S
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Update on my new dog.
>
> Hi, sorry I don't think I spelt the colour right. I'll try a different
> description. He is a golden but a very dark gold. He does however have a
> white bit on his face between his eyes and some white on his feet. His mum
> was golden and his dad was black and the litter had both black and gold
> puppies. I have found out that out of the eleven pups six made it as far as
> guiding work.
>
> Bye for now.
> From Shaz.
> Canberra, Australia.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Update on my new dog.
>
> Hi Sharon.
> Congratulations!  Sherlock is a great name!  What color is caracole?
> You're
> in Australia, right?  So you are not on lockdown, you lucky duck.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2021 6:20 AM
> To: Sharon S
> Cc: Sharon S
> Subject: [NAGDU] Update on my new dog.
>
> Hi all, well it is coming to the end of my first week with my new Seeing
> Eye
> dog. His name is Sherlock, he is 18 months old and is a caracole coloured.
> He is a lab retriever cross and weights about 32kg.
>
>
>
> We have been on a few walks together, one inside shops. We have been out to
> dinner and this afternoon I took him to scouts. I wasn't totally sure how
> he
> would go at Scouts because they can be noisy at times and I didn't have a
> trainer with me. What I ended up doing (which the trainer agreed with) was
> I
> left him in the car with my mum until after the kids had all arrived, we
> had
> done our opening ceremony and they had run off some energy. Then I got them
> all sitting down quietly and bought Sherlock in. Then we sat there while I
> explained all about him and the kids got to ask their questions. After that
> I took Sherlock off to the side of the hall and the kids went on a played
> their games and totally ignored Sherlock. I had a few that asked to pat
> him,
> but I explained that wasn't possible. After I have had him for a few weeks,
> and he settles in I then may let the kids in small groups pat him once I
> take the harness off but while he is settling in it is best to have the
> kids
> totally leave him alone. My niece was happy that she was coming home with
> us
> because once we were in the car, she could pat Sherlock. I was very
> surprised that my niece managed to keep the secret of Sherlock from the
> other scouts. I had asked her not to say anything to any of the kids about
> him, but I was half expecting her to ask me where he was or say something
> when I first mentioned I had a surprise for the kids. She was really good
> and didn't say a word before Sherlock came into the hall.
>
>
>
> Well, the trainer is back tomorrow, and we are going to go to the busier
> shops and try out escalators and lifts. My trainer is only here during the
> week and they go home over the weekend.
>
>
>
> My parents are off on their holidays tomorrow so it will be just me,
> Sherlock and Rolo (my retired dog) here at home.
>
>
>
> Bye for now.
>
> From Shaz.
>
> Canberra, Australia.
>
>
>
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