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- From: Carol.Ashland@p0.f319.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Carol Ashland)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Re: Back With Maxine
- Message-ID: <25826@handicap.news>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 21:52:25 GMT
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- Index Number: 25826
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- [This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
-
- -=> Quoting Denise Morris to Walter Siren <=-
-
- DM> Tell me about your dogs. I'm a wink and I have dogs that I play with,
-
- I don't think most people teach their guide dogs to do any kind of
- tricks. I did teach my first dog to bow though. She did it all the
- time naturally, I just had to get her to do it on command. she did,
- too. When she got older she couldn't do it any more though. It's best
- not to pet guide dogs when they're working, but if you were to come to
- my home, you'd be hard put to it to get rid of Sony. He is such an
- attention sponge! He is convinced that everyone comes to the house
- specifically to see him. The trouble is, people reinforce that idea
- <grin>.
-
- They use shepherds, Labradors, Golden Retrievers, and some schools use
- cross-breeds of some breeds. They don't use smaller dogs though,
- because they have to be able to pull into the harness. Also, the
- person must be able to reach the harness handle easily. If they used
- smaller dogs, the harness handle would have to be longer than the dog
- <grin>! I can just see it now ...
-
- I did hear of one person who taught his dog to carry her own little
- suitcase. She must have made quite the entrance when she entered a
- hotel.
-
- I'm sure you will hear from others on this topic. I think a lot of us
- like to talk about our dogs. Well, except that in the public it
- sometimes gets irritating.
-
- Carol
- and the sprightly guide dog
- Sony
-
- ... A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.
-
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