[nagdu] guide dog question

Tue Dec 11 23:25:40 UTC 2012

Larry, Where did you find the Softline collar?  I think I saw one of those a 
long time ago but never saw them for sale at a store - I may have seen them 
at a dog show.

Landon doesn't respond well with a flat nylon martingale style collar so I 
put the chain one back on him that I got at TSE.

Lyn and Landon
"Education creates tolerance towards diversity."
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog question

> Jessica, folks will always tell you what they think you should be doing 
> with your dog.  Personally, I've never massaged mine much.  I do rub her 
> neck however.  There is no real reason you can't use the chain if you 
> want.  I did change collars however.  Sence Holly is part poodle, I didn't 
> like her hair getting caught up in the chain.  I first found a chain that 
> had pink threads through the links which is less harsh.  Then, I tried a 
> collar from I think, Timberwolf.  Well, that last didn't last long!  So, I 
> finally found Softline.  This is a flat collar but you put it on like the 
> check chain.  My name for the so-called choke chain.  After all, that 
> thing isn't there to choke our dogs but to check there behavior.  Anyway, 
> Softline collars come in lots of colors and patterns.  They are kind of 
> hard to find but not terribly expensive.  You can leave them on and they 
> look like regular collars for the most part.  But they work like the 
> chains.  The only thing I've noticed from the chains is that the fur 
> around the neck tends to get thinner, but not always.  As far as I know, 
> none of the schools use Softlines. Probably because they cost about about 
> twice what the chains do. One last point, everyone loves to tell you how 
> cruel we are to our dogs, what they should eat, when they should drink, 
> how much time they get off and any number of things they!! think we should 
> be doing!  Chains, a good and regular diet, and consistancy never hurts 
> your dog.  I got yelled at for correcting Holly in church once!  She was 
> holding up the line sniffing and trying to go about holly buisness in the 
> church doorway.  Folks were eager to come in so I corrected Holly and 
> folks were offended.  Well, they did get to go in afterwards so it served 
> its purpose.  You have to decide whats worth keepping and what's not.  I'm 
> not putting you down or anything because folks always tell me what they 
> think I should be doing and sometimes I think its worth it and sometimes 
> not.  The collar thing for example was really my idea.  I didn't want to 
> have Holly look like any other dog.  And, it took me awhile to find those 
> Softline collars!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jessica Pitzer" <rolosgirl at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>; <Pouliot at guidedogs.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:55 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] guide dog question
>
>
>> Hello,
>> My name is Jessica and I have a guide dog from another school.
>> I don't know if you can or will help me seeing as my dog is from
>> another school but I thought it can't hurt to ask.
>> I recently started talking with laurie stevens from seattle about t
>> touch massage and went and had a private session with her.
>> we explored many things.
>> I learned some t touch massages which my dog loves.
>> She also advised me to go away from the traditional chain collar to a
>> flat collar. I'm cool with that but I'm so confused, too, because with
>> all my dogs i've been to correct correct correct, and my dog does have
>> a bit of a dog distraction, so of course my instinct is to give a
>> leash correction.
>> So if you can help a non grad with a dog from another program, can you
>> help me and in what way, can you give me some tips?
>> Also we are a new team, I've been working dogs since the end of 2008
>> but had some bad matches, and we got matched on oct 22nd, 2012, and
>> returned home nov, 2, 2012.
>> Thank you, my contact info is below
>> my number is 919 584 3522 or 321 735 0045 and
>> my address is 4511 manchester dr. rockledge fl 32955
>> Thanks
>> Jessica
>>
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