[nagdu] Good-bye my sweet angel

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

Of course, it is up to you, but I would have told them that you would prefer 
to hear how he is doing.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Perdue" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Good-bye my sweet angel


>I had them sign a contract giving them ownership after a three week trial 
>period.
>
> I also put my email address and phone numbers on it so they could, if they 
> wanted to, let me know how he's doing every now and then.
>
> I also put in the contract that he would be given back to me if they 
> couldn't take care of him or no longer wanted him.
>
> Anyway, that's the deal.
>
> Jenny
> On Apr 15, 2012, at 4:34 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>
>> If you need to cry, then you need to cry. Sometimes, holding it back does 
>> not do any good. Also, although certainly not right away, do the new 
>> owners live close enough that you could go visit? Did you tell them that 
>> you want to know how things go? Just because the dog goes to a new home 
>> does not mean that you have to cut all ties. Sometimes, knowing how the 
>> dog is doing can help.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Perdue" 
>> <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 2:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Good-bye my sweet angel
>>
>>
>>> Thank you for the advice.
>>>
>>> To tell you the truth, I'm afraid to cry, because I don't think I'll be 
>>> able to stop.
>>>
>>> I know, I must sound rediculus, but that's how I feel.
>>>
>>> Jenny
>>> On Apr 15, 2012, at 3:32 PM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jenny, first of all, I feel your pain, I really do. Been there, done 
>>>> that. My guide, Spencer, when I gave him away, I thought I would just 
>>>> die, and it was a long time before I got over it. But there was 
>>>> something I learned that was at once painful and gratifying. The dog 
>>>> received a lot of love; he went through two or three different owners 
>>>> after me through circumstances. They were all good to him; all of them 
>>>> loved him. He adapted well, and when I had him I would have never 
>>>> thought that would happen. I think he was over me much, much sooner 
>>>> than I was over him. He is loved; he will not be berating you for 
>>>> abandoning him. Dons don't work that way. What should have been wasn't, 
>>>> now you are free to move forward as you grieve him--and you will--but 
>>>> you can move forward. Just move cautiously, remember him, the good and 
>>>> the bad, and be glad he was a part of your life.
>>>> CL
>>>>
>>>>
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