[nagdu] oppinions requested about possible next dog.

Tue Feb 2 16:55:17 UTC 2010

OMG!  The suspense would undo me completely!  /lol/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Nicole B. Torcolini
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 1:55 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] oppinions requested about possible next dog.

Oh... you think that that is bad, do you?   How about when you get there, 
but have to wait 3 days before you get your dog, and then your roommate gets

hers before you.  It's enough to make you pop with anticipation.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] oppinions requested about possible next dog.

> Stepper,
>
> Good to see you again.  I haven't been where you are, but I have listened 
> to
> others discuss the fears about the responsibilities that come with having 
> a
> guide, whether they have taken a break from guide use or are first-timers
> just about to take the plunge.
>
> My opinion is that it is a very, very good thing to be fully aware of what
> you're working so hard to get yourself into with a guide dog.  It means
> you're thinking and planning and mentally working through a lot of the 
> prep
> work that will make you a good handler when you come home with your shiny
> new pup.
>
> Feeling overwhelmed when the soon-to-be new pup is still pretty much a
> figment of your imagination seems to be pretty natural.  I've been through
> it with pets, new horses, etc.  Then with Mitzi, who came to my door as 
> some
> undefined combination of pet and guide dog prospect.  Her arrival was
> delayed by a couple of weeks due to transportation issues and time
> schedules, and I could not believe how crazy I made myself with the
> excitement and stark terror of it all.  Good grief!
>
> So I still have a romantized fantasy in my head of setting off for guide 
> dog
> school for a ready-made guide dog who would be mine, all mine...  Then I
> give myself a reality check and wonder how I would make it to guide dog
> school alive for all the wigging myself out I would do before I ever set
> off.
>
> In the end, only you can decide.  Your previous guide dog experience gives
> you a really good assessment of what you will be getting yourself into, 
> and
> it sounds like you've done well with your dogs so far.
>
> And look at the bright side:  When you do come home with a wonderful new 
> pup
> to make a guide dog team with, you will be much too busy to worry about it
> all until you've gotten it all sorted out.  /grin/
>
> Good luck!
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Stepper
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 3:21 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] oppinions requested about possible next dog.
>
> Hello listers.
> I haven't written anything for a long time on here.
> However, I find myself after 14 years since my last guide dog asking 
> myself
> if I want to go for another dog?
> I am changing my mind back and forth yes no every few minutes.
> I have been approve, and the clock is ticking.
> I have a couple of months or so before start date.
> My hesitations are, the constant responsibility.
> My yes side is I really like walking with a dogand have always taken
> termendis pride in my dogs.
> I am home alone a lot of the time, since my wife works outside the home.
> My wife believes I should give it a go.
> She says that if it ends up being to much for me, I can send the dog back.
> That makes me wonder, what percentage of students during training find its
> more than they expected, or how many dogs get returned because people 
> found
> after being home with there guide for a time that it was to much?
> Part of this came about, because the school asked me if I would be willing
> to take a dog that had been returned because it hadn't worked out for some
> reason?
> If you wish to email me directly, that is at,
> stepper12 at cableone.net
> Thank you,
> stepper
>
>
>
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