[nagdu] Going Home with the Wrong Dog was Re: could have, would have, should have

[keri]

Some schools are not very good schools, and when repeated things occur that 
is a redflag.
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: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going Home with the Wrong Dog was Re: could have,would 
have, should have


>I really think that is a tremendously judgmental thing to say. Even knowing 
>what we know of this story, we cannot declare that the school, whichever 
>one it is, is not good. I have had "gut feelings" about a dog, but I didn't 
>firmly express them because I thought the trainers knew best. Dogs, like 
>people, continue to evolve. Sometimes the very worst of us actually 
>improves. Sometimes that happens with dogs. Daniel said in the message, 
>too, that he let pass some of the bumps on doorways and such. Well, though 
>I'm not criticizing, that didn't help the situation either. I have had 
>trainers tell me that if I did this, the dog's transgressions would 
>increase because it got away with doing that. We all do these things 
>sometimes. I mean, we all participate in these situations. The staff made a 
>mistake; that probably wasn't the only one ever made by the school; but to 
>judge that because this has happened the school is not good is not 
>necessarily a fair statement. This is, at least, how I am feeling about it.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Feb 27, 2012, at 9:00 AM, keri wrote:
>
>> I agree with this. Lee, yes the school does matter. if the school is good 
>> they would have never let that dog leave with him in the first place, or 
>> maybe the instructor's abilities really need to be looked closer at.
>> 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: "Sheila Leigland" 
>> <sleigland at bresnan.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 8:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going Home with the Wrong Dog was Re: could 
>> have,would have, should have
>>
>>
>>> Hi, I don't expect dogs to be perfect but sometimes people have gut 
>>> feelings about dogs or situations that just shouldn't be ignored by 
>>> trainers of the dogs or other staff at the school.
>>>
>>> Sheila Leigland
>>>
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