[nagdu] opinions of other blind people

[Angie Matney]

Hi Marsha,

Yes, it does make sense. I know it can be hard to get past the guilt of retirement. My first dog retired and 9.5, and I had to deal with guilt from that, since, after all, some people's dogs work untill they're 11 oar so.

Anyway...it's hard to move past that, but you can trust your own judgment. If you're just not sure, try to imagine what an instructor would say. And even if you happen to make a mistake at any point, it's not the place of your friends to tell you how to 
handle the dog. Putting a dog on tiedown or in a crate is not abuse.

Best,

Angie



On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:13:40 -0500, Marsha wrote:

>Oh I know that SE would have told them that if the dog is working well, if
>they are being fed and parked, and seem to be happy then whatever. It just
>seems I have run into this much more here than any where else. I should make
>up SE cards and hand them to a person when they try to do this to me. 

>But I guess as a good handler, I say good because I think I am very good
>with my puppy, that when ever people say something to me it makes me feel
>guilty. It makes me question what I am doing, how I am doing it, and so on.
>I just do not want to be wrong, I am on my second guide, and the first was
>retired, and yes there is a lot of guilt there. I just want to be doing the
>best. So for me it is a fine line between being right knowing what I am
>doing right is really right for me and then defending what is right. I do
>not know if that makes any sense? 
>Marsha