[nagdu] new reader

[John Russo]

Greetings Eve,
	My name is John.  I don't own a dog yet, but plan on obtaining one
in the next several months.  I have found the Nagdu site very helpful.  The
friends here are eager to help, and offer excellent advice, tips and
information.  Welcome to the site.  I have heard that the fit between dog
and user is truly the key.  I'm anxious to hear your progress, and I hope I
find a good fit for my first dog.  Take care.
	
John Russo

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 10:05 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] new reader

Hi all. I am new to the list and have been reading some of the posts with
interest. I am also fairly new to being a guide dog user as it sounds like
many others are. I received my first dog, a German Shepherd, last summer at
Pilot Dogs. The members of my class (we called ourselves the Helen Kellers
as we obviously could not see and it seemed as none of us could hear either,
probably due to our constant laughter) are all very close to this day.
Everyone has found great success with their dogs and we were all newbys
except for one 35 year alumni. Everyone except myself that is. I tried so
hard to make things work with my dog, but was unsuccessful and finally had
to give it up as she kept getting so distracted by dogs she was endangering
me. She also became aggressive towards some dogs (don't know how she decided
who was play worthy and who would make a good meal). Well, she went back and
I was in the final class of the year to get my new dog.
When I met her, a golden retriever named Taylor, I felt an immediate
connection that I never felt with the other dog. We are home now and have
taken many walks (something I was never able to do with other dog) and find
she is absolutely the perfect dog for me. My daughter even says she looks
like me but I don't know about that. haha   Why I am telling you all this
is that a couple of people have expressed discouragement with getting dogs
and others have said how it needs to be the right fit. It is not the school.
It is the fit. When it works, it works wonderfully. I am still new at all of
this compared to most and look forward to learning from all of you and
sharing experiences. Thanks to whoever came up with this forum. Oh, and
about myself... I live in Northern Arizona with my family and two other dogs
and three cats. Would love to hear about people's experiences and thoughts
of having a dog guide in a home with other animals. Blessed Be.
Eve Sanchez
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