[nagdu] oppinions requested about possible next dog.

[Nicole B. Torcolini]

I find your comment about too young interesting.  I got Lexia a little over 
two months before my 18th birthday.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] oppinions requested about possible next dog.


> I'm not sure what the percentage of people who try a guide and end up
> sending it back or going home early in the training program is, but it
> does happen. I've heard stories from both sides, of a woman who sent
> the dog back within her first 2 months of being home, after her class
> date, and the dog was matched with another student successfully. There
> was also a user in my last class who went home after the first week
> due to all the dog responsibilities. So it does happen. This thought
> of giving up even crossed my mind when I was in my first class 15
> years ago, but I figured that I had made a commitment and I stuck it
> out. Looking back, my only regret might be that I went when I was too
> young, at 20, but other than that I have no regrets. Also guessing
> here, but I'd be willing to bet that if you did decide to get a dog,
> went through training, came home and then decided that having a dog
> was too much, or even if you decided this while in training, the
> school and people in that class would understand and support you. So
> go for it! And keep us updated on your journey.
>
> Wayne
>
> On 1/30/10, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>> Hi Stepper.
>> I too tend to agree with your wife.  You could try it, and, if it doesn't
>> work out, well, it was still worth a try.  Although the little weasels
>> have a way of getting into your heart that makes them hard to give up.
>>
>> I remember being worried about the responsibilities of dog ownership
>> before I got my first dog, even though I'd had pets before.  Then I got
>> Glade, and the responsibilities were really nothing to have worried 
>> about.
>>  I adjusted my schedule a bit, and that was it.  The benefits far
>> outweighed the costs.
>>
>> Hasn't it been a goal of yours for a long time, to get another dog?  It's
>> natural to be nervous about the change, but I think it's worth going
>> forward.  If it doesn't work out, it's still OK.
>>
>> You asked for opinions, and there's mine, for what it's worth.
>> Good luck.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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