[nagdu] Wrangler, the Today show dogÉ

[melissa R green]

I am sure guiding eyes are involved with the training of the dog.  They do
show the puppy classes.  This has never been done before I find it very
interesting.  

Melissa R. Green and Pj
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even
remember leaving open. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tai Blas via
nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 8:43 PM
To: Daryl Marie; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Wrangler, the Today show dogÉ

I haven't seen many segments with wrangler, but the ones I have seen show
people interacting with him in ways they  can't interact with a working
guide dog. That is a bit concerning. Hopefully, we see more about training
and some education on the topic.

Tai Tomasi
J.D. 
Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors.

> On Feb 10, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> A conversation on twitter has brought to mind Wrangler, the GEB
puppy-in-training who is spending a great deal of time on the Today show.
Does anyone have any thoughts?
> I think it's great that this dog is worming his way into the hearts of
viewers all over the USA, but I wonder what perception he will leave for
viewers about guide dogs?  Will this raise awareness for the important work
that guide dogs do?  Or will - if Wrangler completes training successfully -
he be viewed as a cute fluffball of a pet who maybe has some extra training?
> 
> I don't think there's any right or wrong answers, but I wonder what
thoughts anyone has about this?
> 
> 
> Daryl
> 
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