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<P><BR><BR>Bay of Plenty Times, New Zealand<BR>Sunday, March 04,
2007<BR><BR>Poodle with oodles of potential<BR><BR>By KATHERINE
HOBY<BR><BR>PICTURE: MARK McKEOWN: Bay of Plenty-Coromandel guide dog mobility
<BR>instructor Dennis Walker with Quanda.<BR><BR>Quanda is a bit of a head
turner.<BR><BR>But this poodle has substance as well as style in her role as a
trainee <BR>guide dog.<BR><BR>Bay of Plenty-Coromandel guide dog mobility
instructor Dennis Walker said <BR>Quanda was the first poodle he had worked with
in the region and that she <BR>attracted a lot of attention.<BR><BR>"A lot of
people will notice her," he said.<BR><BR>"It is difficult sometimes because I
might have just got her to concentrate <BR>and someone will react. They go `oh
look, it's a poodle', and she goes `oh <BR>look, it's me' and gets excited and
we have to start all over again.<BR><BR>" While the trend nationally and
internationally was to work with labradors, <BR>Mr Walker said other breeds such
as boxers, schnauzers and dalmations had <BR>been successfully trained as guide
dogs.<BR><BR>The big advantage Quanda and other poodles had was that they did
not shed <BR>hair, assisting people with allergies.<BR><BR>"As far as being a
guide dog goes, she is just as intelligent and keen to <BR>learn," Mr Walker
said.<BR><BR>"The biggest difference is in the off time. She's really quite
silly with <BR>her harness off. She takes things and throws them in the air and
bats them <BR>around."<BR><BR>If placed in the Bay of Plenty-Coromandel region,
Quanda will be the first <BR>poodle to work as a guide dog in the
area.<BR><BR>That is likely to be decided in Auckland next week when instructors
gather <BR>to talk about pairing dogs with people on the waiting list. There are
about <BR>30 people nationwide waiting to be matched with a dog.<BR><BR>The Red
Puppy Appeal (formerly the Guide Dog Appeal) is being held from <BR>March 30 to
April 1 and aims to raise funds towards the $22,500 it costs to <BR>breed, raise
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