[nagdu] Poodles

[Danielle Antoine]

Haha! Tracy I do remember.
Isn't it every six weeks or so poodles need to be clipped?
Marty, that's sooooo cool. I don't know of anyone else who had a dog
guide a manual wheelchair. How is this done?

Have any of you had a time when your family wanted to decide dog breed
for you? Or, pulled the allergy card to get you to be swayed? How do
you deal?
Danielle

On 8/5/14, Craig Heaps via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Do you have to tell your Husky "mush" instead of "forward"?  :)
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> From: "Mardi Hadfield via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 11:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Poodles
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>> Amber,If you want a Poodle than that is what you should go for.But there
>> are certain behaviours that are poodle specific. They are extremely smart
>> and you have to keep one step ahead of them.I am sure that Tami can fill
>> you in on Poodle idiosyncrasies.Make sure that you are prepared for this
>> wonderful breed.My breed of choice is a Siberian Husky.None of the
>> schools
>> train Huskies so I have to train my own if I want one.I have had 3 Husky
>> guides and they have all been wonderful guides,with Nala being the best
>> guide dog I ever had.That said, They shed all the time.Lots of hair.I
>> just
>> get them all shed out and it is time to start all over again.My grooming
>> tools consist of a ferminator,a shedding blade ( used to shed out
>> horses)A
>> rake for pulling out loose hair that has clumped together( not the same
>> as
>> a mat), and a slicker brush.I brush my working guide every day, but only
>> groom my 3 pet huskies about twice a week.Even my Belgian Shepherd guide
>> is
>> groomed 3-4 times a week,unless I am using him. Then I will make sure he
>> is
>> groomed well before I take him out.Needless to say, I sweep and vacuum
>> HAIR
>> all the time. Huskies are a breed that is not for every one either. They
>> have a personality which does not lend it self to training unless you
>> find
>> one that
>> wants to please you. They get board fast, so I had to change the training
>> around often.I chose my first Husky as I wanted a dog that could pull a
>> manual wheelchair for long periods of time and not tire.She was trained
>> as
>> a wheelchair Mobility dog first and when I became legally blind, I
>> trained
>> her to guide me. I eventually got a power wheelchair,so she did not have
>> to
>> pull me any more. She was such a smart dog and could do just about any
>> thing I asked of her.She could pick up dropped Items,could find a lost
>> item
>> and many other things.She could pick up a dime off the floor and hand it
>> to
>> me as well as guide me all day and still have energy enough to trot all
>> the
>> way home at the end of the day.I loved these qualities about her and that
>> is why I have continued to work with Huskies.I definitely did my research
>> on the breed as I also found out they will dig up your yard,howl like a
>> wolf, and will destroy your house and every thing in it, if they do not
>> have enough work to keep them occupied.I only trained my Belgian Shepherd
>> because I could not find the right Husky to train at that time.He is a
>> wonderful guide dog, but is very different from a Husky.So,after doing
>> your
>> research,and finding out every thing about poodles,if you still want a
>> poodle than go for it!Best of luck,  Mardi and Shaman and Neechee.
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