[nagdu] Getting a guide dog

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Honestly, you need new friends.
I say this because making excuses is what I'd tell somebody if they weren't paying their bills or meeting some obligation they've already agreed to.
You don't want a dog it sounds like, so that's all there is.
Based on this note, your family may have a point, and that is that the dog may not get enough work to do.
Plus, you've said you don't have the money to care for a dog, nor do you want the responsibility.
Do your church members tell women they should have babies when they don't want them and aren't in a position to care for and enjoy them?
I'd find another church if this is how they treat you.


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of RJ Sandefur
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 4:39 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] Getting a guide dog

I have a questions for everyone on the list. What was it that made you decide to get a guide dog? My Family and mobility instructor both tell me they do not see a need for me to have one. I live in Okeechobee Florida. We do not have any public transpertation. I practually have to be driven to church, the store etc. Others from people at church are telling me to stop making excuses, and get a dog, but when I tell them I am a cane traveler, they accuse me of not trying. I tell them it is a huge responcibility, and they tell me that it is just me making excuses. Am I making excuses? I do not have the finational means in order to care for a guide dog. I'm only just making excuses. What do you as guide dog users think? I would have to feed the dog, take it for check ups. It is an animal, and it is a responcibility. RJ
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