[nagdu] walking in to objects

[Hannah Chadwick]

Hey Jenny,
Welcome to the list. I haven't been keeping up with all the emails so I
didn't see yours about retiring your dog. How long did you keep her?

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jennifer Perdue
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 6:30 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to objects

Hi Hannah,

I'm Jenny, the one who had to retire my guide dog.  

Brooks did that from the beginning too.  He wouldn't clear my right side
properly from the beginning, even in class.  I was unable to trust him fully
the entire time I had him and that was a bitter pill to swallow.

If you haven't tried it yet, contact the school and see if they can send a
trainer out to help you., but I can say from experience though, if you don't
and can't trust your dog.  You might want to consider sending your dog back
and getting one you can trust.

I know now, having been through it with Brooks, I would've and should've
done that in the beginning, but wanted to try and work through it.
Unfortunately though, some things you just can't work through.

JMO,

Jenny
On Apr 13, 2012, at 7:59 PM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:

> Hey all,
> I know that bonding can take up to a year, but I also know that 
> Princess shouldn't be walking me in to things. I honestly don't know 
> what to do any more because I don't feel like correcting her is enough 
> and that after a while she forgets about it altogether.
> Today I went to visit the University of Santa Cruz and we went on a tour.
> Princess for some reason walked me in to a pole and as usually I 
> corrected her. This has occurred a few times since I last posted about 
> it, and it's getting more difficult for me to trust her. I don't feel 
> safe walking at night or in the dark now, and it's a horrible feeling.
> Any thoughts, suggestions, advice?
> Best, Hannah
> 
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