[nagdu] Announcement: So excited!

[Margo and Arrow]

Congrats to y ou and your partner.  I don't think guests can stay with you 
while you're in class but I've heard of couples attending at some of the 
schools.

margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Announcement: So excited!


> Portia,
>
> That's very exciting!  I hope that you and your partner will be happy 
> together.
>
> I've never attended a guide dog program, I train my own, but I'm not so 
> sure that they allow guests to stay with you during your training.  I have 
> heard of couples going through the program at the same time, but it's 
> pretty rare.  You will each have specific needs in a dog and the program 
> will need to place you in a class where there are dogs that they think 
> will work for you.  Looking for the right dog that matches your needs can 
> take a few months, but I hope you are able to get in quickly and that your 
> partner is also able to attend.
>
> Best of luck!
> Julie
>
>
>
> On 7/8/2012 2:00 AM, Portia Scott wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We met online on a voice chat program called Skype. We would like to 
>> attend at the same time. She plans to travel up there with me either way, 
>> but we do hope she can take her classes too.
>> On Jul 7, 2012, at 5:15 AM, Julie J.<julielj at neb.rr.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Congratulations!
>>>
>>> So the two of you are attending the same guide dog program at the same 
>>> time?  Am I understanding that correctly?  Or maybe you are getting home 
>>> training?  How did the two of you meet and which guide dog program are 
>>> you attending?
>>>
>>> I'm just nosy, please don't feel obligated to share anything you don't 
>>> want to.  It's all very exciting and I'd love to hear about it though!
>>>
>>> Julie
>>> On 7/6/2012 11:44 PM, Portia Scott wrote:
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> I just wanted to announce that my partner comes in 24 days, and our 
>>>> adventure to get our guide dogs starts in August. I have never been so 
>>>> excited in my life. I am really looking forward to getting my guide 
>>>> hopefully this year, and to finally meet someone I've wanted to meet. 
>>>> They are not on this list, so unfortunately they cannot say hi but 
>>>> hopefully I can get them on here so they can introduce themselves and 
>>>> share the major excitement!
>>>>
>>>> Praying for all, and wishing everyone the best,
>>>>
>>>> Portia.
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