[NAGDU] if you had a magic wand

[Tami Jarvis]

Julie,

That's easy. My magic wand would make all members of the public behave 
perfectly in the presence of my guide dog. Now, where did I put the 
thing that I can't find it? /lol/

With Mr. Friendly, I would still have the task of convincing him that 
saying Howdy to all the good friends he hasn't seen for awhile (which is 
everyone!) is not absolutely necessary. But it sure would be a lot 
easier. I've noticed that when I'm around people who deliberately ignore 
him because they know he's a working dog, he is very good and 
professional. He's come a long way in being good and professional around 
everyone else and is still improving, but still! It's a pain. I really 
noticed during training that the hardest part is teaching the dog to 
leave people alone when people are giving him all that attention. Aargh!

If I had a second spell, I would aim it at his curious nose. Actually, 
his nose behaves pretty well by now, too, but I still need to keep track 
of it somewhat to keep him on the straight and narrow in a new place. 
Since it's way out there on his long giraffe neck, I can make myself 
crazy wondering what it's doing. /lol/ At present, we just don't have a 
lot of indoor work to do, so the process of getting him to where I want 
him to be with the nose is prolonged.

Tami

On 06/24/2017 06:30 AM, Julie Johnson via NAGDU wrote:
> What is the biggest pain about working with a guide dog?  or if you 
> don't have a dog yet, what is your biggest worry about getting and 
> working a guide dog?
> 
> 
> And if you had a magic wand and could make that problem go away, what 
> exactly would the magic wand  do to make the problem go away?
> 
> 
> Just procrastinating anything productive and trying to have a little fun 
> on a Saturday morning!
> 
> 
> Julie
> 
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