[nagdu] meeting the puppy raisers

Sat Feb 25 00:17:17 UTC 2012

I keep in touch with my dog's puppy raisers.
We exchange emails, and they sent me a scrap book of her as a puppy.
Have a blessed day.
Warmly,
Melissa and PJ
It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We 
have no scar to show for happiness.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lea williams" <leanicole1988 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] meeting the puppy raisers


>I agree with you. , if i raised a dog, I would be so worried how he
> was doing with his guide dog owner.
>
> On 2/23/12, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>> Hi Danielle.
>> Thanks for saying that.  When I got my Ben from TSE, I wrote to his 
>> family
>> to thank them and tell them that I adored him and he was settling in 
>> well.
>>  I thought that, if I'd raised him, that's what I'd want to know.  Thanks
>> for confirming that opinion.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>> From a puppy raiser's perspective it is kidn of hard to imagine people
>>> doing things like that. I raise puppies for TSE. And it is hard to not
>>> have
>>> contact with the handlers, but not for the reasons you may think. It's
>>> hard
>>> because we love to hear that they are loved. I get into this fully aware
>>> of
>>> the fact that once they leave I will not see them again and will not 
>>> hear
>>> how they are. I can be okay with all that. It just is incredible to hear
>>> that our dogs are loved, and happy. That's all I have ever wanted for my
>>> puppies and to me it's the most important thing.
>>>
>>> So to those of you who have had bad experience with puppy raiser contact 
>>> I
>>> am sorry. But please dont' let it stamp judgments on the rest of us. And
>>> to
>>> everyone who has a guide dog who wen tthrough a puppy raising program,
>>> please know how much your loving yoru dog really means to each of us. We
>>> don't want tons of thanks or anything like that. Knowing our dogs are 
>>> out
>>> there, with new dog mom's and dad's and having the time of their lives,
>>> that's what we care about. And, th emajority of us, know that going into
>>> it. And are more then okay with it.
>>>
>>> I don't mind that TSE doesn't allow me to know the handlers the puppies 
>>> I
>>> raise go to. I trust TSE to make a good selection of handlers and that
>>> they
>>> would only match my dog with someone who is going to care about them at
>>> least as much, if not more then I do. each pup has left their mark in my
>>> heart, but it makes me happiest knowing they are off doing great things,
>>> and enjoying their lives.
>>>
>>> So, once these dogs become yours, love them to bits. As puppy raisers
>>> that's all we really hope for.
>>>
>>> Alright, haha off the soap box. :) Thanks for reading haha.
>>>
>>> Danielle, and TSE puppy in training "J-love" (to maintain TSE
>>> confidentiality policies I refer to my puppies by nickanmes on email 
>>> list)
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Melissa Green <graduate56 at juno.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> GDF has a celebration sunday.  That is when you meet your puppy 
>>>> raisers.
>>>> I was able to talk with my dog's puppy raisers on the phone because 
>>>> they
>>>> weren't able to make it.
>>>> they shared information with me about my dog and were very gracious.
>>>> I still keep in contact with them.
>>>> I remember one things that was said too me.  It was you're her mama 
>>>> now.
>>>>
>>>> I guess many puppy raisers are very attached and have tried to get the
>>>> dog
>>>> back.  This happened to a friend of mine.  They pulled out all of the
>>>> stops
>>>> trying to get the dog back.
>>>> Have a blessed day.
>>>> Warmly,
>>>> Melissa and PJ
>>>> It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember 
>>>> sweetness.
>>>> We have no scar to show for happiness.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lea williams"
>>>> <leanicole1988 at gmail.com
>>>> >
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <
>>>> nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:04 AM
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] meating the puppy raisers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hey i am not sure how this works with all the schools, but when do you
>>>>> normally get to meet the puppy raisers?
>>>>>
>>>>> I know how the school I am going to does it. I am going to guiding
>>>>> eyes and we do on graduation day.
>>>>>
>>>>> After reading a few emails on here I got to wonder why people can't
>>>>> asked the puppy raisers what kind of toys and things that their dog
>>>>> might like rather than having to try to figure it out completely
>>>>> themselves?
>>>>> I asked one about it and was told that Pilot won't let you meet the
>>>>> raisers until after six months.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do you feel about how your school does this? Do you mind or not?
>>>>> Would you rather it different?
>>>>> What were some benifits to meeting your puppy raisers? What kinds of
>>>>> things did you learn about your dog when you did?
>>>>>
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