Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.ippgazette.com/Issues/V4-1/FPV4-1.htm I don't know if this is open to the public... but the link above is to a Poodle publication that asked me to write a = piece on Poodles in assistance dog careers. I wrote it from Raven's point of view... it was hard to teach her to use = the key board...whew!! {{{chuckle}}} It was fun... If you can't view and would like to see it let me know and I will send = it in pdf or word doc for you. And yes, you are right about the positive flowing into your interactions = with others. I would hope I was positive in my approach to life before learning the = dog teaching. And some of the reinforcement I did apply to my teaching = of the dogs but more haphazardly before studying. But I like what it = teaches about relating all aspects of interaction with animal and human. And I too think it is great fun and really like the sharing here. Best Wishes & Wags, Diane & Raven APDT#72225 http://AssistanceDogJournal.net http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Golden_Paw_ADC/ "My Assistance Dog is not my whole life, but she makes my life = whole"~D.L.Shotwell -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document -- File: Special Poodles Assisting Special People.docx -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/pdf -- File: SpecialPoodleAssistSpecialPeople.pdf