[nagdu] Health Problems

[Hannah Chadwick]

Cindy,
When I was at training, they asked for a stool sample. After the results
came in, they began to give her little round pills. I asked them what they
were for, and I don't remember what they said, but something about dogs get
it from being in the kennel sometimes and that Princess had it. We gave her
the pills for about a week which is how long I have to put the powder stuff
in her food for. She didn't like the pills much so we had to use cheese
balls. Hopefully the powder won't be an issue...
O yes, I'm still pushing for the walking faster by rewarding her when she
does go fast. When she goes slow, well there's nothing I can do to get her
to move along, but I am planning to ask Pilot about it.
Princess is always distracted and I find myself calling for her attention
constantly. The times she runs me in to things is at night, when I have no
vision at all. I think she gets used to when I have a little vision and
doesn't always move me out of danger. I am still doing technology training
and there is also o&m and other training as a part of the living skills
center. I've decided to use a sleep shade for all my mobility lessons from
now on and see if this will make any difference...

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Cindy Ray
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 5:35 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Health Problems

Are you sure they were medicating her? They may have tested her, but they
may not have been medicating her. Giardia comes from the soil; once it is in
the soil it is hard to eradicate. If you want her to go faster, then you
might  continue to  push that, though my experience has been that it is
truly easier to slow a dog than to speed it up. I am wondering about this
running into so many things though. Are you giving good correction for it?
Is she distracted when these things happen?

Cindy


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