From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: RE: [QUAD-L] post to quad listDate:
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:51:15 -0500
My husband says exactly the ame thing! LOL
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 19:18:42 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [QUAD-L] post to quad listI am currently putting it on
the counter, on the arm of my wheelchair and sometimes right between my
fingers. Thanks for the other suggestions. Keep them coming... :-) What
other things have you been able to train them to do for you?Yes, my husband is
my primary caregiver. He has said many times that he knows way too much about
the female anatomy that he shouldn't. I am extremely lucky. I have found one
of the best things in our relationship is our sense of humor.Maria
On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am a retriever lover. In my experience... they are mellow. :-). I had two
black Labrador retrievers in the early 90s.
Anyway, I am one who has trained my current Golden Retriever to do things for
me. I cannot use my fingers (and barely my hands) either and have little arm
movement. What I did was use a lap tray and have the sliced-up treats on it.
Then, after the correct performance, I pushed one of the treats off of my lap
tray with my arm/hand for the reward.
I learned how to use clicker training and it is the most widely used type of
training nationwide or worldwide today. Do a search on "clicker training" and
you will see why and how! That is... if you are not already using it.
Your husband sounds like she is of great support to you of like mine is. Is he
your primary caregiver?
Lori Michaelson
Age - 43
C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post. Motor vehicle accident.
Tucson, AZ
-------Original Message-------
From: Maria
Date: 3/9/2008 6:18:40 PM
To: Raúl Rebollo; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] post to quad list
Hey Everybody -- thanks for the welcome.I am 42 years old and a C5/6 complete
quadriplegic due to a car accident in a wind storm. In December of 2000, the
top part of a tree broke off and fell on our minivan while we were driving
about 35 or 40 miles an hour on a back road. Wrong place at the wrong time.
My husband and I both broke our necks and had surgery to get them fused. There
was more damage to my side of the van, which left me a quadriplegic. My
husband fortunately did not have any permanent damage. I have movement of my
arms, but no finger movement.We are in the midst of training our three-month
old AKC yellow lab, which we got when she was seven weeks old. My husband is
doing a great job with her. She was the youngest and most mellowest of the
whole litter and should be around 60 pounds or so full-grown. Everyone that
knows Labs says that she is not a lab because she is so mellow. She is potty
trained and sleeps in a kennel during the night. Has anyone out there trained
their dogs to do things for them? I still need to find a way to be able to
give her treats. Any suggestions?Nice to Be on Board -- :-)Maria
On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 7:41 AM, Raúl Rebollo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Maria.
You can post and can write us about your injury, accident. I hope as soon
as possible you can participe as all ours. bye
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