I never said it applied to every disabled person (and equally you can't speak for every disabled person either).

I can empathise with those that 'can' feel isolated - whether that's because they are disabled, elderly, whatever. And it's those people who I was referring to

I suppose, thinking about it, sometimes it could be really hard to work with a new dog when you have had the same dog for 9 years. Each dog works slightly differently and of course you go from older, established, set in it's ways dog to young, bouncy dog (some are qualifying extremely young these days). It's a difficult transition to make I am sure...for both dog and owner.

Thanks Ailsa. Its confusing to me. This guy had a black Lab that was outwardly aggressive to other dogs, so when it disappeared I thought that was the case. He then had a lovely long coated I assume G ret/Lab. She seemed lovely, but after about a year, gone. He then had a yellow Lab which I only saw a handful of times and now he has a different one again.

That is a high turn around isn't it?

I am going to PM you as we could go hugely off topic and a lot of what I have to say isn't for a public forum.

So, how much actual hands on, inside handling of the animals do you have? Or is it an on the phone type of job, organising meetings? How much do you actually know about the organisations you set up meetings for, and what they actually do behind the public scene? Ailsa knows a LOT about it, I really tend to agree with her.

I ask because we have often been invited to seminars, talks, presentations on all types of things "dog" related, however those people that set them up have absolutely no experience at all of the working ethics and environment of the jobs they are talking about. Their job (like Im guessing yours is) is just to set up a conference or suchlike. Im sure you love your job Pidge, seriously there are not that many folk can say that these days, but I always got the impression your job was very much office connected. Apologies if Im wrong.

Wondering why this hasn't been answered?

Wondering why this hasn't been answered?