[nagdu] Welcome Haben

[Haben Girma]

Hi Mardi, thanks for the explanations. I love the names of your dogs. I 
actually don't have a dog, I'm in the application process for a Seeing 
Eye dog right now. So, I'm patiently waiting to learn my fate.

Cheers,
Haben

Mardi Hadfield wrote:
>  Hi every one,     Welcome Haben.   No, I don't live in Alaska.  My Huskies
> are "south paws"  We live in Tucson, Arizona.  When I first needed a guide
> dog, I was told that the schools did not train for wheelchair users.Since I
> already had a service dog, who was a husky, I hired a trainer to help me
> train Lily  to guide me. I had to retire her at age 8 as she had health
> issues and she died month later, leaving me with out a guide dog.  I tried
> out a border collie and he did not work out as he had been abused before I
> got him and he could not handle being out in public. Then I got another
> husky, Nala,who was a fantastic guide. She will soon be 10 years old and has
> health issues now.She has guided me for 8 years and it has been hard to
> retire her as she does not want to retire. When she sees me getting ready to
> go out, she brings me her harness and get all excited. She started picking
> fights with Wanagi, the dog that I was training to take over for Nala. She
> is a lot happier now that she is working again part time. Wanagi came up
> lame with a hip problem, so she was  career changed. I am keeping her as a
> pet. I have been looking for a dog to take over as my new guide for over 10
> months. I think I have finally found a dog.I would love to get a dog from
> Fidelco,but when I asked about it ,I was told that they don't train for
> wheelchair users.I would have to pay my way to and from South Eastern Guide
> Dogs, which I could not afford, and really can't be away that long. Guide
> Dogs for the Blind would take me ,but again, I can't be away  from my home
> and business that long. So I guess I will just continue to train my own
> guides with the help of my trainer.  Haben, do you have a guide dog? If so ,
> what breed is it? I love hearing from others and about their dogs.  Have a
> great day,  Mardi and Nala,semi-retired, and Shaman , possible trainee.
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