Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nor could my wife's (also little shih tzus). They all bark incessantly at any stranger. When the stranger approaches them, they turn tail and jump up and down at my feet (afraid of the person they just barked at). But we encourage terrible behavior. When Emma and Heidi see a new person in the room, they walk quickly over to him/her wagging tails. Heidi (the white one) sits patiently wagging her tail, and Emma (the darker on) usually gets up on her back haunches (she is over-enthusiastic for a therapy dog). Emma also cannot resist giving the person a lick on the hand. The therapy cat in your image looks like he has had his fill of sick and old people. ;-) Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:34 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Jeffery PAW 35 - Warning - Therapy Dogs This is a job my dog could never do--she is way too big (30 kg), way too hyper and way to friendly. The rules on no jumping, no barking and no licking would instantly disqualify her. Your image reminds me of one of my own PAWs from 2002, from London--they have a similar organization there, which uses both dogs and cats: http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2002/2002_17alt8.jpg This lady was having a cup of coffee before descending to the Underground to go to work with her kitty. Nathan Jeffery Smith wrote: > These two ladies may not look like working dogs, at least not the > traditional sense. But both are working dogs, and without a salary. > Emma and Heidi are therapy dogs, which took about 2 years of training. > They are taken to hospitals and old folks homes to cheer up the > patients. Their training? Not to bark, bite, jump, lick (Emma is not > too good on that one) or otherwise intimidate or surprise the patient. > They were in the office of our resident radiation therapy professor, > so I stuck them on a chair and snapped their picture. > > http://www.400tx.com/2006-35.html > > Getting two pairs of bulging eyes in focus at f/1.5 is not easy. They > look more patient here than they were...they wanted to get in my lap > (like they were trained to do). > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information