[nagdu] owner training

[The Pawpower Pack]

I wouldn't have regretted it because I would have learned something--  
gained some kind of knowledge from the experience.  Also I would have  
saved Laveau's life and would have found her a wonderful pet home.   
She was about to be euthanized and while I don't make a habit of  
taking last-chance dogs and while saving her life wasn't my main  
intent, I wouldn't have regretted doing it because guide or no, she's  
a wonderful dog.
This is not to say that I probably wouldn't have been frustrated and  
discouraged and upset if she hadn't made the grade.  Thank goodness  
she did!  Picking the dog is the worst part of owner training IMHO!   
I'm not a gambler, and the dog-picking-part is a huge gamble.  Even if  
you do all the research possible, even if you go with a dog from a  
wonderful breeder, take that dog and socialize it well, give it the  
best medical care and do all the "right things," it's still a huge  
chance you are taking.



Rox and the Kitchen Bitches
Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
"It's wildly irritating to have invented something as revolutionary as  
sarcasm, only to have it abused by amateurs." -- Christopher Moore
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