[nagdu] There were many of you who left you guide dogs homeforconvention what can you recommend to others

[cheryl echevarria]

Thank you. Maybe I can use this or other ideas when writing up stuff for 
harness up about either traveling or not traveling with a guide dog, not 
only for Harness up but for ideas for my blog, and for facebook and for my 
newsletter.

Some great Ideas! Thank you.

I left Maxx home also when Nelson and I went to Dallas in 2008, and Maxx 
stayed at the school I got Maxx from.  Which is the Guide Dog Foundation for 
the Blind, Inc.

The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!

Cheryl Echevarria
Independent Travel Consultant
C10-10646

http://Echevarriatravel.com
1-866-580-5574

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] There were many of you who left you guide dogs 
homeforconvention what can you recommend to others


>
> Yes I left my pup home while at convention. To be honest it is a handlers
> choice to do this or not. It was very hard for me to decide to leave her. 
> I
> started my search for a puppy sitter back in April. Mainly because the 
> week
> of July 4th is very busy for a lot of people, and I wanted to nail down
> someone before they made major plans. I posted a inquire to several lists,
> lists for guide dogs, about needing a puppy sitter. I got a few responses,
> not many but a few. The person I finally found, is a puppy raiser for the
> school I received Emma from. So in that way, she was already familiar with
> the way of which I work with Emma. I got to know her over a few weeks 
> ahead
> of time, asked what she did for work, what her home life was like, if she
> had any other pets, and so on. We had a meet up before I actually left 
> Emma.
> And her and Emma and any other puppies got to meet then. They wanted to
> play, and got along pretty well. The pups she has currently are pups that
> the school either had a surplus on, or for medical reasons they could not 
> go
> any further in the program. When it was time to leave Emma, I made a list 
> of
> oru routine, what she likes and does not, her habits, and a list of things 
> I
> was providing, and her medical records including shots and such. For Emma 
> I
> provided, her crate, food, bowl, her favorite bone, lease, GL, and
> paperwork. We arrange a time for drop off, and Emma went on her way. I was
> able to check in with her and Emma throught the week I was gone. I as well
> left numerous ways for the sitter to contact me in case of an accident or
> emergencey. If I had not had a puppy raiser from my school, I would have
> probably done a simple background check too, but that was not necessary in
> this case. I treat emma like a child in some regards, when it comes to
> people taking care of her. But that also insures me that she will come 
> back
> to me well and safe, and ready to go back to work.
>
> That was for us, its not going to be the same for everyone else.
>
> Marsha
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 11:12 AM
> To: nagdu
> Subject: [nagdu] There were many of you who left you guide dogs home
> forconvention what can you recommend to others
>
> I know Marsha decided not to take her dog, and we all gave some great 
> ideas,
>
> as well as some other people, what did you wind up doing, or where did 
> your
> dog stay, while you were in Dallas.
>
> The biggest compliment you can pay me is to recommend my services!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Travel Consultant
> C10-10646
>
> http://Echevarriatravel.com
> 1-866-580-5574
>
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel 
> CST-1018299-10
>
>
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