[nagdu] could have, would have, should have

[t21114 at optonline.net]

Hi Daniel,
i am sorry to hear what you have gone through in the past 3 years. I know how much you wanted to make it work . Don't be to hard on yourself or give up on getting another guide dog. 
Marilyn and Anna

----- Original Message -----
From: The Pawpower Pack 
Date: Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:35 pm
Subject: Re: [nagdu] could have, would have, should have
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 

> Daniel, 
> I'm sending healing thoughts your hay, and hugs. This is such a 
> hard thing, and you have to remember that hindsight is 20/20 and 
> it's easy to be hard on yourself. This is a learning 
> experience, and we all have them, and they're usual painful. 
> Best of luck to you. 
> 
> 
> Rox 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Feb 26, 2012, at 2:16 PM, "DJS" wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I don't know if some of you remember me, but I was a 
> participant in the list
> > about 3 years ago. I had the guide dog, Scout. He was the one 
> who ran me
> > into my pond, crashed me into the grocery cart and busted my 
> tooth, etc.
> > 
> > I had 2 trainers out from the school to work with me, but his 
> behavior never
> > really got above about a "c". I still kept working with him, 
> because I just
> > loved him so much, and he was such a loving dog.
> > 
> > I always looked past running into an occasional doorway, or a 
> post here and
> > there.
> > 
> > The final straw came last month when we were walking and a 
> truck backed out
> > of a driveway on a very busy street and knocked us both out 
> into the street.
> > The dog suffered no injuries thank goodness, but I suffered a 
> concussion and
> > several bruised ribs.
> > 
> > As usual, he was not paying attention to what he was doing.
> > 
> > To make a long story short, the school came and career changed 
> him about 2
> > weeks ago.
> > 
> > I am pretty much devastated.
> > 
> > I know, and most of you at the time I got him, told me I 
> should return him,
> > but did I listen? NO.
> > 
> > I so wish I had. I feel I have wasted so long a time. I really 
> thought I
> > could make it work.
> > 
> > The trainers kept telling me to work on different techniques, 
> and I did. I
> > wanted it to work so badly. Of course when they picked him up, 
> they told me
> > it was a total mis-match from the beginning, and that I should 
> never have
> > left the school with that dog.
> > 
> > A lot of good that does now - over 3 and a half years later.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > This has been such a bad experience from the beginning, I 
> don't know if I
> > will ever want to go through the experience again.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I guess I am looking for some words of wisdom from you guys, 
> and some help
> > to go through this grief I am feeling at losing my best 
> friend, even though
> > he was not the best guide dog. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > You can be critical of me too, just please not to hard just 
> yet, because I
> > am so sad. I only wish I knew then what I know now.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks for any support.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Daniel
> > 
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