[NAGDU] New seeing eye graduate and a question

[Lisa Belville]

Hi, Mike.  I think it depends on your dog's habits.  When is he most 
excited?  is it first thing in the morning or right after you come inside 
and remove the harness?

I don't really have a set schedule for playing.  Paige tends to get bouncy 
after she comes in from her busy break, so we usually do some fetch or just 
general running around.  I'll stand in one place and Paige will start 
running around my legs over and over until it's like being caught in a 
tornado.  Then she'll pick up her bone and run around with that for a bit. 
She likes her toys, but she doesn't play a traditional fetch.  I can throw 
the Kong and she'll go get it, but she won't bring it back unless I chase 
after her.  I don't want to encourage this, though, so I just ignore her 
until she's ready to share.

Usually what happens is I'll be doing something on the pC or iPhone and 
she'll plop the Kong in my lap and want me to throw it.  Then she'll pick it 
up and let it bounce and chase after it by herself for a bit.  I 
specifically requested a dog that wasn't a clingy play and that's what I 
got.  She can entertain herself with her Kong or bone and if she wants 
attention from me, she'll come get it, otherwise, she's kind of antisocial 
unless she's around other people she doesn't see every day, then she has to 
show off her toys.  <grin>


Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com
The only appropriate time to yell out "I HAVE DIARRHEA!", is when you're 
playing scrabble. Because it's worth a whole load of points.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Babcock via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] New seeing eye graduate and a question


> thanks a lot for this information; i know it will depend on the dog and 
> the age, however am just looking for what others are doing with there best 
> friends. Titan loves this snake toy we got him, and tug is his most 
> favorite. We are playing about twice a day or so right now for 10-15 
> minutes.
>
>> On Jan 27, 2016, at 9:58 AM, Christina Moore via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hey,
>> Welcome to the list! :-) I do not really time how much my dog plays 
>> probably about half an hour a day but I split it up so that she does not 
>> play all of that at once if that makes sense.
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> --Christina
>>
>>> On Jan 27, 2016, at 12:48, Michael Babcock via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> hey Guys,
>>> I just graduated from the seeing eye this past Thursday with my black 
>>> lab Titan. Been about five years since I worked with a dog guide, and 
>>> I'm a bit rusty. Just wanted to introduce myself as I have subscribed to 
>>> this resource so that I can learn what others go through and how I can 
>>> best be successful with this amazing . Hope everyone's doing well! And 
>>> we are learning my routes at home, and it's an evolving  experience. One 
>>> question for you, how much play time do you implement into your daily 
>>> schedules? Never stop being amazing.
>>> Michael
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