[nagdu] Traveling in New York

Tue Dec 2 23:29:57 UTC 2008

Oh I am glad you like your new vet.
that helps.
What do they charge for nail trim?
Thirty five dollars?
Oh me that is what they wish to charge here.

--Dar
www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
Every saint has a past
every sinner has a future

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Schwartz" <sidney.schwartz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Traveling in New York

> My vet of about 30 years became ill and retired.  Now I'm going to a vet 
> who
> offers around the clock emergency  treatment and has his own lab.  This 
> dog
> had advanced cancer and wouldn't have been saved in any case, but I like
> getting the results of lab tests on the spot.  He's also close by and it
> gives me a sense of security to know that I can always rely on them.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of dmgina
> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 6:19 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Traveling in New York
>
> Oh I am so sorry this happened to your friends dog.
> I hope if he gets another dog, he won't use the same vet.
> thanks for sharing.
>
> --Dar
> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
> Every saint has a past
> every sinner has a future
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeffrey Schwartz" <sidney.schwartz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Traveling in New York
>
>
>> There is also a guide dog school in Westchester county, N.Y.  You could
>> practically walk there.  The name eludes me, but I've heard only good
>> things
>> about them.  It's something like Leader Dogs for the Blind.  There are
>> only
>> about 15 accredited schools in the country.  I don't understand why more
>> folks don't use them.  A young man I work with called me on Friday
>> afternoon.  He is recently separated from his wife and young son.  His
>> dog,
>> about 5, has been unwell for several weeks.  The local vet couldn't
>> diagnose
>> the problem.  He sleeps on my patient's bed.  Tues or Weds night he awoke
>> to
>> find his dog having difficulty breathing.  He rushed him to an emergency
>> hospital, open all night, and as you are anticipating the worst happened.
>> He was sobbing on the phone, and I had tears in my eyes.  I can't stop
>> thinking about him. I've lost four, and it's like losing a good friend or
>> loved one.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Ted Shelly
>> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:58 AM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Traveling in New York
>>
>> Laurie,
>>
>> Thanks.  I am considering GDB and have my application in with them, as
>> well
>> as with Fidelco here in Connecticut.  One reason I considered GDB is 
>> there
>> facility outside Portland, where I used to live and still have family and
>> friends.  It will be a hard decision if they both accept me.
>>
>> Ted
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Laurie Mehta
>> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:48 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Traveling in New York
>>
>> Hi Ted,
>>
>> When I lived in Manhattan (and later in Queens), I was a cane traveler. 
>> I
>> loved NYC for its ease of getting around.  Manhattan was great, but 
>> Queens
>> had some challanging places to deal with, I admit.
>>
>> After having moved away from NYC, I have traveled back to the City many
>> times with my guide dogs.
>> You'll LOVE having a guide dog.  As for overhangs and other obstacles or
>> obstructions, I am only being honest when I tell you that each one of my
>> GDB
>> guides has handled it all with skill and style. /smile/ Yes, I admit to
>> personal bias based on good experiences, but I think you'll find yourself
>> well-served by GDB.
>> (Of course, there are some other fine programs close to NYC, and I think
>> that others have pointed that out already. /smile/)
>>
>> -Laurie
>>
>>
>>
>>
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