[nagdu] Tampa's going to the guide dogs!

[JULIE PHILLIPSON]

Oh good I'm glad you willl be getting your new dog soon.  That is just in a 
couple weeks, are you ready?  Have a good time.

Julie Phillipson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Tampa's going to the guide dogs!


> Hello all,
>
> They say when it rains it pours, and in this case it's dogs!  Merry, 
> Marion
> and I live in the Tampa area, and I'm thrilled to report that we'll all
> three have new pups in a few months!  I applied to the Seeing Eye in early
> September, and will be going to the October 24 class.  It will seem cold 
> to
> this Florida girl, but at least I won't have to deal with ice and snow. 
> And
> my new dog will arrive in Florida when the temperature is more dog 
> friendly,
> though we're having an unseasonably hot October.  The temp is over 90
> today...just too darn hot!
>
> I got my first two dogs from TSE, and the last time I was there was in 
> 1980.
>
> Does anyone on the list know someone who will be attending the same class
> with me?
>
> Of course I can't wait to see Merry's new dog!
>
> Sherrill
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Marion & Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 8:17 PM
> To: NAGDU List
> 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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