[nagdu] walking in to objects

Sun Apr 15 14:05:41 UTC 2012

I'm not mad at all.  I got him from Southeastern, and I wouldn't recommend them tro my worst enemy.  

that kind of heart break of bonding with a dog that probably shouldn't have been issued and have it not work out is the worst feeling in the world.  

I'd rank it up there to losing my husband.  

From experience, if your school will not come to you, and you can't trust Princess, my opinion is to let her go now before the bond in your heart becomes even stronger.

She won't be your last guide, and though it may be hard, it's better than you not being able to trust her fully ever, or you getting seriously hurt.

Please don't think I'm being cruel here.  It's just my opinion.  I just wish I had never taken Brooks home with me, but I didn't know what I was doing and I felt since they had trained him specifically for me, which I just found out they didn't, I took him anyway.  Trusting that the school was right, that it would get better and it didn't.

Pray about it if you pray or think about what you need and not what other people tell you, including me.  This has to be your decision.

Jenny
On Apr 14, 2012, at 8:00 PM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:

> Jenny,
> I'm sorry to hear that you have to retire him so early. I know how you feel,
> and I think it's stories like yours and others that have been making me
> think about the seriousness and importance of a guide. I wish I know if
> Princess will ever get better at it,and I wish I knew the answer because I
> already feel super attached to her after a couple of months. What school did
> you get your dog from? I know this shouldn't matter, but it does seem to me
> that some schools are better than others. Please don't get mad for thinking
> I'm trashing schools because I'm not, but from all the people I've talked
> to, well... 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Jennifer Perdue
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 3:25 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to objects
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for the welcome.  
> 
> I worked Brooks for almost exactly three years but a little over.  
> 
> He just stopped wanting to take me around obstacles and with his right side
> clearance issues always being a problem even in class, that just got worse
> too.  To the degree of almost knocking down a display at the grocery store.
> 
> He ran me into almost everything and everyone at church the following day
> and I knew he was done.  It was going down hill with some warning signs, but
> to tell you the truth, he never should've been issued.  
> 
> Don't get me wrong, I love him more than I can express.  The thing is, I
> never fully trusted him because of the right side clearance issues, and had
> I corrected for every infraction of that kind.  We never would've gotten
> anywhere within a reasonable amount of time.
> 
> The school told me it would get better but it never did.  
> 
> Trust is a big factor in the relationship between you and your dog.  
> 
> JMO,
> 
> Jenny
> On Apr 14, 2012, at 12:42 AM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:
> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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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