[nagdu] could have, would have, should have

[harold leigland]

hi dan sorry to hear your sad story I wish you well and better match if you get another guidedog best regards hal 

----- Original Message -----
From: DJS <falcoisking at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>,
Date: Sunday, Feb 26, 2012 12:16:44 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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