[nagdu] Sad news, Nala passed away tonight

[John Doering]

Thanks for answering my question.

Take care,
JD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Sad news, Nala passed away tonight


> Thank you every one for your kind words.I am still finding it hard to keep 
> a
> dry eye when I speak of   Nala.But the kind words from the NAGDU family do
> help me feel better. I know that many of you know the same sadness that I 
> am
> feeling.She was indeed a very special dog,but you all know how special our
> dogs are to us.JD, Nala was retired,but I would take her out once in 
> awhile
> to work as this made her very happy. She did not really want to retire and
> when she would see me putting Shaman's harness on, she would bring me her
> harness. It just about broke my heart to put her harness up where she 
> could
> not reach it.I resigned my self to taking her out on certain occasions 
> just
> to keep her happy.It was Nala who helped to train Shaman as I would attach
> his leash to her harness and worked both dog together. I found that this
> helped Shaman to learn faster than when Nick just worked Shaman alone. 
> Also
> it was Nala who convinced a reluctant Shaman to get on the elevator. He 
> now
> loves to ride elevators and gets excited when I ask him to find it.Nala 
> was
> one of those, "so close to perfect" dogs that I became spoiled after 
> working
> with her. Shaman is a wonderful guide but he is very different than Nala. 
> I
> miss her very much.   Mardi and Shaman.
>
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