[nagdu] Preparing for training

[Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire]

hi, Cindy,
When I've attended some ACB/NFB conventions, I usually came across many 
volunteers.
I was also told by a GEB instructor if need be, there wasn't a problem with 
taking sighted guide when it was needed.
Same thing was said when I trained at Pilot.
On the my last day of convention which I stayed from Sunday night through 
Wednesday night, Odie became tired out and he was really done with it all.
It took a lot of encouragement from me to keep him going.
A few times on Thursday, I did take the opportunity to use sighted guide to 
give Odie a break somewhat as I really didn't want to push him further.
He did fine during thre first three ACB conventions, but by the time we 
attended the fourth, he'd had enough of it and was done with all of it.
I could have gone back to another convention, but for the expense, I 
couldn't afford it anymore and figured that I had to think about Odie's 
feelings before mine.
I wonder if it is just me, or have other handlers gone through times of 
where they feel selfish and just think upon themselves and don't think about 
the feelings of their four-legged furry partner.
After a while before Odie was forced to be retired medically as a guide, I 
started to have that guilty feeling to where I was only thinking about 
myself and not directly thinking about how he was feeling.
Bibi and Odie
the happy spirited bounty labra wolf