[nagdu] Trice leaving update.

[Lora]

Trice is 55lbs and I celebrate christmas.

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Linda Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>wrote:

> Lora,
> How big is Trice???  The airlines think they're about to transport a
> horse??!  Good grief. (grin!)
>
> I think you will like Seeing Eye.  It's too bad that Leader is acting like
> a little one-man affair with their not being any help in your sending Trice
> back.  I know they've been around for a long time - I have a book about them
> that I found at a bookstall at a dog show in Del Mar, CA - good book and I
> still have it.  Did you know that when the Lions Club started the school,
> they used Dobies?  There's also a picture in the book of a White Shepherd
> guide as well.  Haven't seen any White Shepherds from any school.  The White
> Shepherd is shown via the United Kennel Club and isn't yet recognized by the
> more familiar AKC.  They are identical to the ordinary German Shepherd
> except that they are all white with black nose, eye rims, and lips - not an
> Albino.
>
> Maybe you might like to wait til after Christmas to send Trice back if you
> can't get her sent now.  I know it isn't fun for you - ben there - done
> that.  I've had to send two dogs back on flights.  I also brought back one
> when I went for  Jacob, who I had before Landon.
>
> Merry Christmas, Happy Channaka, Happy Kwanza - whatever you celebrate! And
> a Happy Neew Year.
>
> Linda and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lora" <blindhistory at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 1:02 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Trice leaving update.
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>
>  I tried to send Trice back to Leader Dogs but the airlones told me that
>> the
>> crate was too big for the plane we (mom and I) were going to send him on.
>> There is another plane that the airlones suggested so my mom booked that
>> flight. my mom volunteered to figure out the flight info for me since she
>> wanted to learn anyways.  I called leader dogs and couldn't get ahold of
>> them. Almost everyone took this week off and the main line just goes to
>> voicemail. I finally got ahold of their emergency line after trying for 45
>> minutes so at least Leader Dogs knows they aren't picking Trice up today.
>> I
>> didn't know it would be so difficult to try and tell a school that the dog
>> isn't working out and that the airlines wouldn't take the crate on a
>> certain
>> plane. Basically taking Trice back to Leader Dogs is a mess. Trice's
>> harness
>> and blanket along with a few papers went out in the mail today.
>>
>> The Seeing Eye received my letters of recommendation from my references.
>> Now
>> an instructor will come out. I am already impressed with how quickly The
>> Seeing ye responds with letters of recommendation and emails.
>>
>> --
>> Lora and Trice
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Lora and Trice