In the 90S, 20 years ago, when I was younger, 2- 0 years younger, and a great
deal fitter than I am
now, I had 3 working guide dogs: Sieger, a Huntaway/Samoyede/German Shepherd
mix, and 2 monsters,
in size, not temperament: Buck, a purebred Newf, and Wolfgang,
mastiff/rhodesian Ridgeback/beardie
collie mix.I worked them on alternate days, and they all got on very well.
Oh, and just to make sure that I didn't have too much idle time on my hands
for the devil to find
work for, I had Afghan Hounds and a tribe of Maltese.
Jewel
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From: <nfoster@extremezone.email>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 12:53 PM
To: <iotalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [IOTAList] Re: Major Update from Omaha
Jody and I were having this discussion earlier today. I've never had 2 working
dogs at once, but
find it hard to have multiple pets at once. Well maybe it is just the 2 I have
now. I've had as
many as 5 dogs before and that group worked out really well together.
I was telling Jody how Hank the terrier mixed can be very stubborn and
disobedient. I have to stay
on top of him constantly and have to use pretty firm corrections. He is very
confident and tries to
be dominant. Winston the GSD is just the opposite; he is nervous and lacks
confidence. He needs
lots of praise and rewards. I have to be very careful not to over correct.
Sometimes the 2 of them
together can be exhausting. All that said I love them and we are stuck
together for life.
Nella
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Behalf Of Caitlyn
Furness
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 9:00 AM
To: iotalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [IOTAList] Re: Major Update from Omaha
Yep..
In general, I think it’s very hard to have more then one working dog in the
house. I’ve done it,
and would think long and hard before doing it again..
My hat goes off to Donna-don’t know how you do three!
And, we want a Kizzy update!
anybody hear from Kris and Sterling?
Cait
On Jan 18, 2017, at 3:59 AM, Shanna Stichler <slstich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Cait! I still miss the black demon, but he needed more work than I
could give him enough
work to keep him happy. I do think that if Gideon was my only dog he and I
would be fine because I
could have given him tons and tons of work. Also if the IPO thing hadn't been
a total fiasco, we
would've been fine, but part of that mess was my fault because I did lose my
temper with them when
they told me I had to bring someone else to training and that I could never
work my dog on the
field.
Anyway, I know he's happy and probably having a blast learning stuff, so
hopefully he'll do well
with his new person.
Shanna
On 1/11/2017 9:56 AM, Caitlyn Furness wrote:
You go, Shanna!!!
I know how much it took to donate Gideon, but I think you are on the right
track-now he’s got his
very own person-a GSD’s dream come true! And Diamond now has you all to
herself again-she’s
probably thrilled too!
Good luck with your new venture! And, out of all the organizations you
could join, the IACP is a
great one! Lots of good, sensible, knowledgeable folks in that organization!
Cait
On Jan 11, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Shanna Stichler <slstich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that 2017 is starting
out well. For me, the
holidays turned out rather bittersweet.
After a lot of discussion between Gideon's breeder, myself, and our mutual
friend Leslie who
trains primarily mobility dogs, I decided that Gideon would be happier
being a service dog with
a human of his very own. Since I'd put all the public access work into him
already, with the
exception of the subway and airline travel, I donated him to my friend so
he could enter formal
harness training. If all goes well, Gideon will assist a retired Marine who
handled military
working dogs and is a huge Shepherd fan. All I know is that Gideon will be
doing some balance
work in downtown Baltimore, and that his new person does a lot of walking,
so Gideon will get
lots of challenging work and physical exercise, as well as his very own
person.
I have also decided to take the plunge and start a private service dog
training company of my
own. The name I came up with for my newborn business is Juno Dog Training
Academy, or JDTA. My
goals are to assist people with disabilities who are interested in training
either dogs for
themselves, or wish to learn to train dogs in a more general
sense...learning to do so despite
whatever physical disability they may have.
I am also wanting to help people evaluate service dog prospects as an
objective third party and
offer either board and train options for people who don't, as an example,
feel comfortable
teaching public access, traffic training, and everything in between. I have
recently joined the
IACP, well back in October, and plan to sit on their service dog committee
if they'll have me.
IACP stands for the International Association of Canine Professionals, and
they offer a
quarterly journal along with access to a variety of workshops that allow
members to learn about
almost all aspects of dog training and keep current within the field.
I was not trying to turn this update into an advertizement, I totally
swear. Anyway, my web site
is still under construction because my web developer just had a new baby
who is rather ill right
now, but feel free to let me know if you have questions about what I do or
if I can help someone
in any way.
I'm also willing to do vollunteer puppy raising or significantly discounted
for a school or an
individual, so long as they can get the dog to me. I just really miss
having a puppy in the
house. lol
Take care,
Shanna with Diamond, PHD, IACP#7565
Owner of Juno Dog Training Academy
Phone (402) 659-4765
https://m.facebook.com/junodogtraining/?refid=46&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiYTE1YmY1NGFjMmUxNDQ4MzAzNmYyNzdjNDVlN2IwN2EiLCJxdWVyeSI6Imp1bm8gZG9nIHRyYWluaW5nIGFjYWRlbXkiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjoxMTUyMzk1MTcwLCJwYWdlX251bWJlciI6MSwiZmlsdG
