[nagdu] Soft Crates was RE: seeing eye

Mon Feb 22 17:07:40 UTC 2010

Thanks, Ginger. I think I have the Pet Edge one that cost around $60.00. 
that sounds about right and I found the crate good - no problem after two 
years of every night use!

Lyn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ginger Kutsch" <gingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 5:59 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Soft Crates was RE: seeing eye

> Dear Lyn,
>
> The Seeing Eye has two soft crates for the students to use. I'm
> not sure which one you have but I've pasted the info for both
> below.  The crate from Cherrybrook is sturdier with a tube frame,
> that's why they're more expensive, but the PetEdge ones work just
> fine.
>
> Collapsible Crate Info
>
> Guardian Gear crate from PetEdge
> (the orange one)
> Phone: 800-Pet-Edge  (800-738-3343)
> www.petedge.com
>
> Product No. - ZA42038
> Size: 38x26x29
> Price: $56.99 +shipping
>
>
> N2N SoftKrate from Cherrybrook Pet Supplies
> (the green one)
> Phone: 800-524-0820
> www.cherrybrook.com
> Product No. - 15-345-5
> Size: 42x28x31
> Price: $159.99
>
> or
>
> Product No. - 15-345-4
> Size: 36x24x27
> Price: $139.99
>
> The first size is the huge crate we have here, the second size is
> probably more appropriate.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Linda Gwizdak
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 12:29 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>
> Ginger,
> Will you please tell Julie where Seeing Eye gets those soft
> crates we had at school and they ordered one for me to buy?
> thanks.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>
>
>> Thanks Wayne!
>>
>> The Vari-Kennel I have is the plastic sort with metal door and
> windows.
>> It's super huge.  Fortunately my husband doesn't mind using it
> as his
>> night stand! LOL
>>
>> I'd love to find a portable crate that would fold up reasonably
> small, be
>> light enough for me to easily carry and is big enough for my
> pony of a dog
>> to fit into.  I have scoured the internet and found nothing.
> I'm snowed
>> in again today, so maybe I'll give it another go today.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Julie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>
>>
>>> >From what i remember, the school's crates were heavy duty
> plastic with
>>> metal doors that could be swung open or shut, and had latches
> you
>>> could use to lock the door shut. It looked more stationary
> than the
>>> travel crates others have described. I'm sure that if I needed
> one,
>>> then they would have provided me with one. I saw another
> student's
>>> crate for their dog and it was the travel kind previously
> described,
>>> with the zippers and it looked like it could be folded down
> pretty
>>> tight for easy carrying.
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>> On 2/21/10, Jennifer L Finley <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
>>>> Hi Julie, what kind of crate did wain use?
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:27 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Wayne,
>>>>>
>>>>> Holy cow! That must be a seriously nice crate.  Do you
> happen to know
>>>>> what
>>>>>
>>>>> brand or what features it has?
>>>>>
>>>>> I bought a super huge Vari-Kennel for Monty.  I think it's
> the biggest
>>>>> size available.  My husband calls it "the dog barn".  ROFLOL
> It cost
>>>>> just
>>>>>
>>>>> over $100  or so including the shipping.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't use tie down at all.  Monty loves his crate.  He
> will go in
>>>>> there
>>>>> sometimes in the afternoon just to hang out or take a nap.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now that he's grown out of his puppy craziness and is
> reliable in the
>>>>> house, I don't use the crate as much as I used to.  Again,
> it's just
>>>>> one
>>>>> of the many things that you have to figure out what works in
> your
>>>>> current
>>>>> situation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Julie
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
> Dog Users"
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 3:48 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> You will be given a small mat for the dog to sleep on
> during one of
>>>>>> the first regular nightly lectures when you're at the
> school. This
>>>>>> will probably be the first night you're there, where they
> go over
>>>>>> basic stuff, everyone introduces themselves, and they hand
> out a few
>>>>>> things like the mats. Some dogs are crated at the Seeing
> Eye, but I
>>>>>> think that this depends on the dog. Many of my classmates
> had crates
>>>>>> for their dogs and some didn't. I didn't use a crate my
> first half of
>>>>>> training, but asked for one during the second half. My dog
> seemed to
>>>>>> do fine with or without one. I looked into crates when I
> returned
>>>>>> home, but quickly discovered that the ones that the school
> was using,
>>>>>> were usually around $300 or more. I didn't much like the
> cheaper ones,
>>>>>> or couldn't find any that suited me, so I've just done
> without and my
>>>>>> dog hasn't been worse for wear. I tried leaving the mat
> out, but she
>>>>>> eventually pushed it aside and now just sleeps on bare
> carpet and does
>>>>>> fine. If my apartment had floors then things might be
> different, but
>>>>>> then again who knows. I'm sure that she wouldn't be opposed
> to having
>>>>>> a nicer mat or doggie bed, but since she's done fine
> without one, then
>>>>>> I really haven't seen the need. My trainer at the school
> pretty much
>>>>>> said as much when I brought up the topic of crates with
> him.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wayne
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/20/10, Jennifer L Finley
> <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> thanks Joy I just was not sure about that.
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Joy Relton" <jrelton at verizon.net>
>>>>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of
> Guide Dog
>>>>>>> Users'"
>>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:47 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Jennifer,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes, you do use your cane up until the time that you
> begin to use
>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>> dog.
>>>>>>>> I would recommend bringing a folding cane so that you can
> pack it in
>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>> suit case when you go home.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>> Of Jennifer L Finley
>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:09 PM
>>>>>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] seeing eye
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello this is Jennifer, I was wondering, when you first
> get to the
>>>>>>>> seeing
>>>>>>>> eye, do you ever use your cane?  I know at some schools
> you go
>>>>>>>> sighted
>>>>>>>> guide.  Thanks let me know
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