Hundilein wrote:Yay! I'm really glad to hear she's doing well. I really liked her as a puppy, if I remember correctly.
It's one of the few times I've been challenged...it got my blood boiling! But Summer remained calm and collected next to me...despite my death grip on the leash (so I didn't smack the greeter) Last time I got challenged...a woman in a fast food restaurant said, "You don't look blind!" I turned to my mom and said loudly..."OMG, it's a miracle! I CAN SEE!"...and then went about my business ordering my meal.
madremissy wrote:It's one of the few times I've been challenged...it got my blood boiling! But Summer remained calm and collected next to me...despite my death grip on the leash (so I didn't smack the greeter) Last time I got challenged...a woman in a fast food restaurant said, "You don't look blind!" I turned to my mom and said loudly..."OMG, it's a miracle! I CAN SEE!"...and then went about my business ordering my meal.
I love this thread. Have I missed it? Did you post a picture of Summer somewhere. She sounds like she is doing great. Along with your wonderful training.
airwalk wrote:Erin, I'm thrilled at what you're doing and I do understand the frustration at being challenged...but I see every day folks that take advantage of the AD dog provision.
Their dogs are no more AD's than the man in the moon - but they claim they are and then promptly take them everywhere. The dogs misbehave and suddenly the person gets their panties in a bunch because someone questions them again.
Additionally, I get a bit frustrated and the lack of protection for other folks. My sister, who is really very allergic - gets on a plane to Vegas. There is a Standard Poodle on board - it is the guys AD to help him not gamble???
Thankfully this one was a Poodle and did not create a major allergic reaction, but folks really do need to consider that some other humans are not comfortable with having dogs around and some folks are highly allergic and that can cause issues.
Hundilein wrote:So it sounds like she's doing decently well on the skills, but needs to work on the barking and not eating small animals? What all is she going to learn as far as skills? Is there sort of a "standard" skill set that Fidos teaches before matching the dog with a person? And then I assume once she's matched you might work with her and her person on other things she might need to do? Sorry for all the questions. I'm just fascinated by all this, and so proud of "our" girl
pitbullmamaliz wrote:Generally how old are the dogs before they get given to their new partner?
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