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Subject: Poodle with oodles of potential

Bay of Plenty Times, New Zealand
Sunday, March 04, 2007

Poodle with oodles of potential

By KATHERINE HOBY

PICTURE: MARK McKEOWN: Bay of Plenty-Coromandel guide dog mobility 
instructor Dennis Walker with Quanda.

Quanda is a bit of a head turner.

But this poodle has substance as well as style in her role as a trainee 
guide dog.

Bay of Plenty-Coromandel guide dog mobility instructor Dennis Walker said 
Quanda was the first poodle he had worked with in the region and that she 
attracted a lot of attention.

"A lot of people will notice her," he said.

"It is difficult sometimes because I might have just got her to concentrate 
and someone will react. They go `oh look, it's a poodle', and she goes `oh 
look, it's me' and gets excited and we have to start all over again.

" While the trend nationally and internationally was to work with labradors,

Mr Walker said other breeds such as boxers, schnauzers and dalmations had 
been successfully trained as guide dogs.

The big advantage Quanda and other poodles had was that they did not shed 
hair, assisting people with allergies.

"As far as being a guide dog goes, she is just as intelligent and keen to 
learn," Mr Walker said.

"The biggest difference is in the off time. She's really quite silly with 
her harness off. She takes things and throws them in the air and bats them 
around."

If placed in the Bay of Plenty-Coromandel region, Quanda will be the first 
poodle to work as a guide dog in the area.

That is likely to be decided in Auckland next week when instructors gather 
to talk about pairing dogs with people on the waiting list. There are about 
30 people nationwide waiting to be matched with a dog.

The Red Puppy Appeal (formerly the Guide Dog Appeal) is being held from 
March 30 to April 1 and aims to raise funds towards the $22,500 it costs to 
breed, raise and train each guide dog.

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