[nagdu] Update on Kori and I

[deb jock]

Hi, Lori, 

I'm glad things are working out with you and Kori.  I just returned a Seeing
Eye dog.  She was a female yellow lab named Olympia.  Her work was excellent
but she had out of harness issues.  She couldn't have whole house freedom
all of the time.  She'd be off leash for awhile but then she'd get bored and
either get in to trouble or have accidents in the house even though she was
on a regular schedule.  And, she chewed thru several computer cords at work.
Also, I didn't feel she was bonding with me.  I miss her but think I did the
right thing.  I'll tell you, though, It's definitely a last resort.  I
wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.  I emailed Dave Johnson and told him I
wanted my next dog to work like Olympia without all of the anxiety issues.  

Again, I'm glad things are working out with you and Kori.  

Deb Jock 



 
-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Lora
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 9:05 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] Update on Kori and I

Hello list
Just to mix things up I decided to give you an update about my seeing
eye dog Kori. He is an amazing worker. Since a seeing eye trainer came
out I have came up with a way to manage Kori's dog distraction issues.
He still will not come off leash very well even with food. He is way
too distracted by the outside world. I think that he is going to be
the type of dog who needs supervision all the time and i'm ok with
that. He can play but only on a flexi lead. Honestly with my past two
dogs that didn't work out I am hapy to have a dog that works well. I
wish my dog was better at house manners but I'd rather have a great
guide over a bad one. Safety is the most imkportant.

BTW I like the fact that the seeing eye gives people a chance to
interact with dogs before they get to meet their future guide.
-- 
Lora

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