[nagdu] Princess Update

Tue Dec 18 21:21:56 UTC 2012

you are right Hannah!  My experience with Holly was and still is great!  So 
to HJohn, I don't think Pilot was any different than any other school I've 
heard about.  Sometime4s even though the schools try, for some reason a 
match doesn't work well.  I was told once when I signed up for the library 
in Australia out of Perth that labradoodles don't make good guides!  Well, I 
sure have a different experience and I think Tami with her poodle is pretty 
happy!  When the mmatch is good it works out great!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Princess Update


> Hello John,
> Congratulations on your application process, and I hope you hear from them
> soon. I had a pretty good experience while training with Princess. We did
> run in to a few incidents which I was told to give it time and things will
> fall in place. I don't really know what went wrong or where it started 
> since
> she is my first guide and I did not know what to expect.
> I think each person's experience will vary, and every match will be
> different. Although Princess's personality definitely matches with mine, 
> her
> speed did lack. She did make progress with my persistence, but her 
> attention
> span seemed to have gotten shorter. She is a standard poodle and is
> definitely a people dog.
> While going through this process of retiring her, I have also been working
> on my application for Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael. So as of 
> now,
> I am not planning on returning to Pilot Dogs. please feel free to email me
> off list if you have further questions.
> All the best, Hannah
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Russo
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 11:04 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Princess Update
>
> Greetings Hannah,
> I'm new to the list.  I read your message with some concern, because
> I've never owned a guide dog, teach at a college and applied for training 
> at
> Pilot Dogs.  I'm curious, what breed is Princess?  Do you feel Pilot 
> trained
> her well, or was the training lacking in some way?  Would you return to
> Pilot Dogs for training in the future?  I'd hate to have a bad first
> experience.  Please reply.   John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hannah Chadwick
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 10:55 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] Princess Update
>
> Hello all,
> Happy holidays, and I hope each one of you is doing well.
> As I mentioned a few weeks back, I planned on sending Princess back to 
> Pilot
> Dogs because she is not doing so well on my college campus due to all the
> distractions.
> These past few weeks have been quite difficult because I've been going 
> back
> and forth with myself on whether I should keep her or give her back.
> However, her crate came over the weekend and now everything is set. She is
> flying via cargo on Thursday night back to Columbus, Ohio. I hope she will
> get more training and perhaps she will do better in another environment.
> I know the next few days will be very difficult, especially after she 
> leaves
> because although she was not a very good guide, she was always there and 
> her
> presents definitely helped me through stressful times.
> This year has been one of the most difficult because I lost my father just 
> a
> few months back, and now I will lose Princess. I just hope I will be ok, 
> and
> I know that the only thing to help is time.
> I want to take the time to thank each and every one of you for all your
> support. You have helped me through all my past difficulties with 
> Princess,
> and you were very patient with me when I first got her and had no idea 
> what
> I was doing since I've never had a dog of my own before. I have learned so
> much from the list and from each one of you.
> I know that I will continue to learn from all of you, and when I get my 
> next
> guide, I will have a lot of things to share. Happy holidays to all, and 
> may
> the next year bring you joy, and contentment.
> All the best, Hannah
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tami Jarvis
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 1:59 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Princess WAS Re: second time is the charm
>
> Ah, Hannah. I am so sorry you had to make this decision. I wish both you 
> and
> Princess the best in the future.
>
> You'll know when and whether you are ready for another dog.
>
> Tami
>
> On 12/17/2012 01:51 PM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:
>> Hello Daniel,
>> Congratulations on your new dog. I'm glad to hear everything went well
>> at training. Your message has truly been delightful to read as I am
>> sending my dog back this week and pondering on weather I should get
>> another dog in the near future.
>> Happy holidays to all!
>> Best, Hannah
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daniel
>> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 1:39 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: [nagdu] second time is the charm
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am a graduate of the final class of 2012 at Guide Dogs for the Blind
>> in Portland, Oregon.
>>
>> I have received my second guide, Cass, a 53lb., 23" high, yellow
>> Labrador whose second birthday is coming up on December 23rd.
>>
>> All I can say is the second time is the charm. She is everything my
>> previous guide was not. She is confident, well-paced, and so well
>> trained that it makes me want to cry.
>>
>> We never even came close to an obstacle in training, whether day or 
>> night.
>> She is perfectly attentive to me.
>>
>> We got home yesterday, and had our first outing this morning for a
>> little mile walk. She made every curb, driveway, missed every bush and
> mailbox.
>>
>> I have just received the best Christmas present I could have ever
>> dreamed of.
>>
>> More later as we progress from off the leash in the house to partial
>> freedom, and all the usual breaking in. Oh, what a beautiful day!
>>
>> Thanks to all of you who encouraged me not to judge all guides on my
>> first bad experience with Scout. Although he was truly loved, I am
>> sure he is happy as the Disney dog and family friend he always wanted
>> to
> be.
>>
>> Wishing all of you the best this holiday season!
>>
>>
>>
>> Daniel and his new love, Cass
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Daniel Sweeney
>>
>> Lakewood, CO
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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