[NAGDU] Just Curious; is there a comprehensive list available out there somewhere?

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Thu Jun 9 19:26:03 UTC 2016 

My mom bred Irish wolfhounds.  We used to joke about using one of them as a guide dog.  Just put your hand on his back, no harness required.  Bit hard to fit on a bus or a plane, though.  And, the saddest part, they don't live long, maybe 7 or 8 years.  But you get a lot of wonderfulness in those few years.
Tracy


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I've seen or trained the following breeds: 
Border Collie, PWD, Newfoundland, Rotti, Boxer, Chessie, Greyhound.  
I'd love either a greyhound, a Rhodesian Ridgeback or a Irish Wolfhound. 

 Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
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> On Jun 9, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Caitlyn Furness via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Ok, I’ll play..
> I wouldn’t mind a Kerry Blue Terrier, an Irish Seter, or a Great Pyrenees..
> 
> Cait
> 
>> On Jun 9, 2016, at 8:00 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Another terrier I'd like to try is the Irish soft-coated wheaten.  
>> It's medium-sized, smaller and lighter than the average lab.  It has 
>> a lovely, soft coat.  When it was a working dog, it was all-purpose, 
>> so not as single-minded as some terriers.
>> Tracy
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy 
>> Carcione via NAGDU
>> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 7:41 AM
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>> Cc: Tracy Carcione
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Just Curious; is there a comprehensive list 
>> available out there somewhere?
>> 
>> In the world of possibilities, I'd like to try an Airedale.  They're 
>> a nice size, with fur meant to keep them comfortable in all kinds of 
>> weather.  They have terrier toughness, but they're a working breed, 
>> so I expect they must be able to listen to their handler.  And they 
>> have a docked tail, so I wouldn't have to worry about that, if I chose to follow the standard.
>> It would be a challenge, but I bet they'd make a great big city guide.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Weiner 
>> via NAGDU
>> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 12:41 AM
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>> Cc: Dan Weiner
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Just Curious; is there a comprehensive list 
>> available out there somewhere?
>> 
>> I didn't know there was such a thing as an American white shepherd, 
>> I've herd of Canadian shepherds which I thought were white, how 
>> interesting. I'm a great dog lover and I would find any breed of dog 
>> acceptable probably if it could guide me properly and stay under control.
>> Now under the rubric of frivolity, which breed would you want if 
>> theoretically any breed, I mean any any breed imaginable could be 
>> trained. I want a Tatra mountain shepherd, a big shepherd dog from 
>> the Tatra mountains in Poland--lol I  think I read about them when I 
>> was a kid or pictures I think I saw made me always remember them, big 
>> white dogs who lived in the mountainous regions and were herders and 
>> guard dogs--smile
>> 
>> But for now I will keep my Labrador, he's so adorable and he's a 
>> great guide.
>> 
>> But I do wish I could take walks with many guide dogs djust for the 
>> experience.  Of course our training protocol here in the US doesn't 
>> allow you to do that, sadly, you just get one dog they thinnk is the 
>> most appropriate and you walk with him or her. but I'd love to try 
>> out a lot of dogs just for fun and because I like dogs if nothing 
>> else--smile
>> 
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> 
>> Dan
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Caitlyn 
>> Furness via NAGDU
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>> Cc: Caitlyn Furness
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Just Curious;is there a comprehensive list 
>> available out there somewhere?
>> 
>> Hi cheim,
>> 
>> I don't know of any official list..
>> 
>> I have personally successfully worked with: lab, boxer, samoyed, 
>> german shepherd, and doberman.
>> 
>> My current dog, a female Doberman, is from Gallant Hearts.  GH uses 
>> Dobermans, goldens, and shepherds.
>> 
>> I know one school(Freedom guide dogs), who uses american white 
>> shepherds, smooth collies, and labs.
>> 
>> hth a little,
>> Caitlyn
>> 
>>> On Jun 8, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Chaim B. Segal via NAGDU 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Again:
>>> 
>>> This post may be a tiny bit OT for the Seeing Eye list, but I am 
>>> staying
>> within the parameter of guide dogs. I know that for the most part, 
>> the breeds which Seeing Eye trains are German Shepherds, Labradors, 
>> (black and yellow), Golden retrievers, back-crosses like Yahtzee, and 
>> in some cases, Boxers. While attending an evaluation at Lion's World 
>> Services For The Blind back in the summer of 1993, one of the 
>> counselors there was a Leader Dog user whose dog was a Doberman. I 
>> understand that Pilot, and possibly some other schools are training 
>> poodles. I won't swear to it, but I think I heard somewhere that 
>> there has been a Rotweiller (unsure of spelling) out there in use as a guide with somebody in the past.
>>> 
>>> I am wondering if anybody out there has ever compiled a 
>>> comprehensive list
>> of all breeds, and even mixed breeds of dogs, which have been 
>> successfully trained and used as guides? I'm not talking about use  
>> for other disabled-related services. If there is not such a list out 
>> there, is there a site where I can find out such information?
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> Chaim
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