[nagdu] 15th anniversary

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Hi Tracy,
My last dog Parker was an English Black lab donated from a breeder in CA along with Parkers sister Nuffy a black lab who became a breeder for GDF. 
Do people every think Ben is Echo?
Marilyn and Anna

----- Original Message -----
From: Tracy Carcione 
Date: Friday, February 17, 2012 9:43 am
Subject: Re: [nagdu] 15th anniversary
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 

> Hi Marilyn.
> Echo is a black lab, as is Ben. Love those shiny black dogs!
> Tracy
> 
> > Hi Tracy,
> > how special that you and Echo are together 15 years. Thanks 
> for sharing
> > your wonderful story about her. What breed is she? My first 
> guide dog
> > lived to be 15 .She was a golden. Each of my dogs met there 
> successors.> Marilyn and Anna
> >
> >
> >> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> >> On Behalf
> >> Of Tracy Carcione
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:13 AM
> >> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: [nagdu] 15th anniversary
> >>
> >> Today is the 15th anniversary of Echo and my meeting at GDB San
> >> Rafael.
> >> She's not the cute, wiggly pup she was then, but she's a lovely
> >> girl in a
> >> different way now. I can't say she's going strong, but she
> >> still does what
> >> she wants to do and she's not ready to go just yet.
> >> When we met, she would roll over at any excuse. I remember
> >> waiting in line
> >> to go in to the dining room and giving Echo a belly rub. Her
> >> trainer said,
> >> when they first started training her, they had to be careful 
> how they
> >> praised her, or she'd flop over in the middle of the sidewalk or
> >> street!She had a power tail that wagged all the time. I used to
> >> think it was
> >> connected to her heart, and when it stopped, so would she. 
> But no.
> >> Her back end has gotten weak, so she can't wag like she used
> >> to, but she
> >> still waves her tail a bit. It's harder to tell when she's
> >> happy than it
> >> used to be, but I think she is still happy to be around.
> >> So here's to 15 years of Echotude.
> >> Tracy
> >>
> >>
> >>
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