[nagdu] margo was RE: new TSE ID

Mon Jul 30 20:42:22 UTC 2012

Awwww, well okay. Poor thing had to have it off, if it was that bad. Glad it
was fixed. I do bet he is cute. 

Marsha 

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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Margo and Arrow
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 4:22 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] margo was RE: new TSE ID

Marsha, actually, he is a happier puppy now.  he got a hot spot on the end 
of his tail last May.  that kind of healed after convention. then, we went 
to a computer store.  by a very unfortunate fluke, we walked in and Arrow 
was in such aposition that the person who walked in right after us--on our 
heels--shut the door and his tail was caught in the door.  While that was 
trying to heal, his tail got infected.  He would bang his tail against 
walls, somehow work his bandages off, bleed everywhere.  Last September, the

vet and I decided to board Arrow there for a week and the vet thought they 
could get him on the way to healing, but, they had no better  luck than I 
did or they did. They even made him a protective bandage sort of contraption

out of tubing from an anesthetic machine but he got that off.  he bled 
everywhere several times there, so, on a Saturday morning while on an amtrak

train back to Buffalo from albany, the vet called my cell phone and admitted

they were at the end of thier rope and suggested amputation of his tail.  I 
readily agreed and that was done the following Monday morning.  We went 
through quite a hellacious few months with that.  People, including Seeing 
eye instructors, tell me that labs with the little stubby tails look very 
cute and Arrow knows how to wag that little tail very well. so, no, please, 
no poor puppy.  Very happy puppy.

Margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 3:35 PM
Subject: [nagdu] margo was RE: new TSE ID

> Margo,
>
> Arrow's tail was amputated? Why? I don't think I heard you talk about 
> this.
> Poor puppy.
>
> Marsha
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Margo and Arrow
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 1:35 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] new TSE ID
>
> Well, that's what the note with the I D said and yes, it makes sense.  I
> never understood why the I D expired every three years or so.
>
> I guess the dog could change sometimes but probably not.  Actually, after
> Arrow's tail was amputated, I wrote to Pauline Alexander at the eye and
> mentined my concern about Arrow not having a long tail anymore and would
> that change his picture and she said it wouldn't becasue the tail really
> isn't shown.
>
> Margo andArrow
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] new TSE ID
>
>
>> Thanks Margo.  That makes more sense.  Now I don't have to write to TSE
>> and suggest they save a few bucks by doing exactly what you said.
>> Tracy
>>
>>> Tracy, the old Id's used to expire after three years or something but 
>>> the
>>> new id's last for the life of the dog and are not replaced unless you
>>> lose
>>> the id.
>>>
>>> margo and Arrow
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 10:47 AM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] new TSE ID
>>>
>>>
>>>>I just got Benny's new ID card from TSE.  It seems so odd to me, that
>>>> they
>>>> think a dog ID card should expire after 6 years.  Do they really have
>>>> such
>>>> a big problem with people passing off retired dogs as working dogs, or
>>>> what?  And why every 6 years?  I'm hoping Ben will work 8 or 9 years.
>>>> And
>>>> if he needs a new "license", shouldn't someone come out and re-certify
>>>> him
>>>> first?
>>>> The whole thing seems pretty silly, probably because I've been asked 
>>>> for
>>>> my dog's ID once in the last 10 years, and probably much longer than
>>>> that.
>>>> I didn't show it then, either. So even having the ID is not a big deal
>>>> to
>>>> me, and I completely don't see why it needs to be renewed.
>>>> Anyone know the thinking behind this?
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
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