[nagdu] opinions requested about possible next dog.

Wed Feb 3 14:25:43 UTC 2010

How was your world affected by the option and choice that you were permitted
to make? Were your parents influential and or forceful in any regard with
your choice? Were you to immature to have handled the responsibility or to
have known why you were making the choice? Please help others see that not
all teenagers are hopeless cases. I applaud your choices for mobility and
for being a strong enough  individual to know what worked best for you and
for having parents who supported your decision.

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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of solsticesinger
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:54 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] oppinions requested about possible next dog.

I was seventeen when I got my first dog, a senior in high school, in fact. I

think, just like everything else, it varries from person to person.

Shannon and Caroline
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] oppinions requested about possible next dog.

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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