[nagdu] Ten years ago...

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ten years ago...


> Jen,
>
> Congratulations!  I love your story and how you write it.  May you have 
> many
> more years as a maturing you lady, with your partner dogs right there with
> you!
>
> Snarly old hag who still hasn't grown up either. /grin/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Jen&Nixon
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 6:04 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] Ten years ago...
>
> July 9th is a very special day, and a milestone has been reached, in the
> guide dog lifestyle.
>
> July 9th, the day, for the first time, all alone, 18 years of age, flew
> across Canada to train at Canine Vision Canada/Lions Foundation of Canada,
> for my first guide dog.
>
> That was a bad year for me overall, but since that time, i have grown to a
> mature young lady, making preparations to go into the self-employment 
> world.
>
> Bronze, my first guide dog, still resides with us, in royal retirement, 
> and
> will turn 12 in November. Bronze got me through many travels to Toronto, 
> New
> York state, car travels with him hugging his favourite pillow with all his
> might, chocolate toxicity, ICBC (Insurance Corporation of BC; dad's
> employment) rumours of the chewed-up passenger seat, dropping out of high
> school, illnesses, carpal tunnel, dog attacks, speaking engagements, etc.
>
> Even though Bronze was not considered a good match for my situation, he
> taught me so much what I needed to consider for my subsequent dog. In 
> 2005,
> I trained at GDB's Oregon campus to train with Nixon... the most perfect 
> gem
> of all. In the five years we've been together, we went to college, 
> traveled
> to the US, chocolate toxicity, ring bearer for sister's wedding, walked
> across graduation stage twice, volunteering at Red Cross, sit on various
> city council sub-committee, Toastmasters, etc.
>
> I love guide dogs so much. Traveling with a guide dog is a complete 
> godsend
> for my case as a deafblind women, not just for independence, but for 
> safety
> as well.
>
> Nixon shines his way in our travels... we've been doing far more walking
> then I ever have done when I started out as a guide dog user, doing way 
> more
> activities, and just truckin' along.
>
> May I have many more guide dog journeys ahead!
>
> Jennifer McEachen and "Nixon"
> Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
> Alumni Association Board of Directors and secretary
> jenandnixon at gmail.com / jmceachen at guidedogs.com
>
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