[guidedogchat] Re: Heyas
- From: Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 11:40:31 +0200 (CEST)
More young people in the UK are getting dogs now, too, which hasn't met with
universal approval, but I'd say circumstances alter cases, and if everyone can
make the handling of the dog work well, good luck to them. Some surprisingly
old people are also getting dogs. I did hear of a 96-year old getting a new
dog, which must be a new definition of optimism! On the other hand, there are
unacceptable delays in getting a dog for working-age people very often, which
is the downside.
Vince.
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Message Received: Apr 06 2014, 09:15 PM
From: "Nadine Lattimore"
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Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Heyas
Makes much more sense now, hi Katie.
Of course everything changes when dealing with a young dog handler,
like you said it always seems to be playtime, never mind adding a dog
to the equation!
I guess attention towards the dog does not have to mean full on
playtime. Recess I think you call it could be a great time to burn off
some extra energy for all. Then quiet calm interaction such as gentle
rub, maybe eye contact or good boy/girl is enough to let dog know you
are still there during class. This is just a general idea of how I
manage college lectures.
It will really depend on how the handler and dog interact in general.
How long has the unit been working together? High school would that be
changing rooms every 45minutes?
Here in Ireland the age has dropped recently from 18 to 16 and I am
personally not in favour of this.
Nadine Lattimore
On 5 Apr 2014, at 23:38, Katie Moncelsi wrote:
>>
>> A blind child with a guide dog thats attistic? Are you serious? How old is
>> this child? My own son is blind and mildly autistic but a guide dog is the
>> last thing I'd consider suitable for him until he matures more.
> He's very high functioning, I'd guess you'd call him asperger's instead
> of autistic. He's 17 years old as well. I probably should have mentioned
> the school is a high school as well.
>
> Katie
>
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