[nagdu] New Dog in the House!

[Marion & Martin]

Dear All,
    I chose to write one message rather than reply to each one individually. 
As I stated in my original message, I have been doing a lot of 
writing/editting of late! (smile) I have passed on all of your well-wishes 
to Merry and she asks me to send a hearty "Thank You!" to everyone for them. 
I am nearly as excited as she. I am curious to see how my old pup will 
respond to a young one in the house! Will she get energized by it and want 
to work? I have seen it happen that way in the past! I will let everyone 
know how it progresses!
    Margo asked about when I will get my new guide. Well, I am told there is 
a big male German shepherd with a black face romping in the kennels of Guide 
Dog Foundation with my name on it! I was supposed to get some pics, but it 
seems as if Kappie is not the only one who gets a little distracted! (smile) 
In any case, it looks like it will be sometime in January. That's just fine 
for me, as it will be the perfect time of the year for long walks! I'll keep 
you posted on this, as well!

Peace!
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] New Dog in the House!


> marion, thanks for telling us about Mary and Cappie.  mary, this is so 
> very exciting!  You and/or Marion keep us posted on the happenings with 
> the new dog.
>
> marion, when do you get your new dog?
>
> Margo an dArrow
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
> To: "NAGDU List" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 8:16 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] New Dog in the House!
>
>
>> Dear All,
>> I wanted to let you know that my wife, Merry, will be getting her new 
>> guide dog on Saturday! kappie is a black labrador/golden Retriever cross 
>> from Guide Dog Foundation. She is just a little more than one year old 
>> and weighs about 72 pounds. Mike Gallagher, her trainer, tells merry that 
>> she has a lot of puppy in her - not so good with obedience drills, as she 
>> is a little distractable, but an excellent guide with a very hard pull. 
>> This is just what Merry wants!
>>    We are busy preparing our home for a new dog, cleaning up the crates 
>> and rearranging the bedroom so she has a place by Merry to sleep. Merry 
>> is so excited, she is having a difficult time sleeping! Well, between 
>> awaiting the arrival of Kappie and all of the schoolwork she has! (smile)
>>    Merry has unsubscribed from the list due to her lack of time to read 
>> and respond to messages in favor of reading her textbooks and writing 
>> papers. Whew! I'm getting a lot of experience editting graduate papers! 
>> (grin) Any messages of importance sent to the list are forwarded to her, 
>> so feel free to write and I'll forward them on to her!
>>
>> Peace!
>> Marion Gwizdala
>>
>>
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