[nagdu] pupp sitters

Marsha Drenth marsha.drenth at gmail.com
Wed Jun 23 19:24:01 UTC 2010



Julie,

Exactly, Emma is a Shepard, and when in harness is a flawless guide. But the
flip side of this, that she never relaxes, especially when we are on trips.
It does not matter how much play I invoke in her, she's in that "work" mode
the whole entire time. In the conventions I have been in the past, I have
had so very many responsibilities, it was hard to take care of Emma or any
other guide. Plus I have a hard time even finding sleep, or time to eat, or
time to just have fun. Convention is hard, but productive. I don't want any
one to get the wrong idea here, I am not complaining. 

Julie, I agree with you 100%

Marsha 


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie J
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 12:52 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] pupp sitters

Marsha,

Definitely a hard decision.  My choice was based on some of the same things 
and some different issues.  I live in a very, very small town of only about 
7,000 or so people.  Monty is used to working in country conditions.   I 
worry that dropping him into a totally foreign environment will be more 
stress than is good for either of us.

I have also noticed on the last few trips I've taken that Monty doesn't 
really relax and have fun when he's off duty.  I've tried to let him run on 
the Flexi leash or play toys with him in the evenings, but he really isn't 
interested.  He continually stays in that attentive, focused work mode for 
the entire trip.  I don't worry about the cumulative stress so much on short

trips of only 2-3 days, but a longer trip like convention would take it's 
toll, I think.

I also feel pulled in 10 different directions while at convention.  There 
are so many things demanding my time and energy, I don't feel like there's 
enough left over to devote to proper care of a dog, especially a young and 
fairly inexperienced guide.

I will miss him terribly, but I know that he will be well cared for and will

be having a good time.  He's a good dog and deserves a vacation too.

Julie



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