Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!olivea!oliveb!bunker!hcap!hnews!203!11!Dan.Kysor From: Dan.Kysor@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Dan Kysor) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: Re: GUIDE DOGS Message-ID: <14905@bunker.UUCP> Date: 10 Oct 90 12:52:29 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.UUCP Reply-To: Dan.Kysor@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org Distribution: misc Organization: FidoNet node 1:203/11 - S.I.R.E.N. NET-MAIL, Sacramento CA Lines: 19 Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP Index Number: 11050 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] know what you mean. i tell you what, i'll be glad next when i get my new dog. this cane busisness is for the birds. speaking of idiosyncracys!!! my last guide, madchen really had a nice long stride. we could really move out but she didn't pull hard and we didn't seem like we were moving fast but we were. it was really funny, when the guide dog represenative interviewed, we went for a walk. he took Madchen just to give her some air. this fella was a little over 6 feet so when we came to our first overhang, the dog stopped instinctivly for him!! he was really impressed and needless to say, madchen got a few pats. i am really curious as to what kind of hound i'll be getting. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!203!11!Dan.Kysor Internet: Dan.Kysor@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org