[nagdu] could have, would have, should have

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Mon Feb 27 15:02:39 UTC 2012


Keri, Scout was a Leader dog.

> What school did this dog come from?
> keri
>
> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want
> to
> say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will
> speak
> my heart."
> --Robert Sexton
>
> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth
> there
> is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere
> to
> receive it."
> --Ivan Panin
>
> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put
> it
> back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DJS" <falcoisking at comcast.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:16 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] could have, would have, should have
>
>
>> 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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