[nagdu] Need Help -The Passing Of A Guide Dog

[t21114 at optonline.net]

Hi Suzy,
I am so sorry to hear of all your loss.  Most guide dog schools have someone you can speak to when a guide dog passes away. I think you should contact the school where your guides are from.
Marilyn and Anna

----- Original Message -----
From: Suzy Wilson 
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:48 am
Subject: [nagdu] Need Help -The Passing Of A Guide Dog
To: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS 

> 
> Hi Everybody, My name is Suzy and I haven't written you in a 
> while, but I still subscribe to this forum.
> Last year around this time, my first guide dog Dodi who was a 
> black Lab developed bone cancer in her back leg and because I 
> wouldn't be financially able to take care of her and have a new 
> guide dog, I gave her back to the school and she lived with one 
> of the trainers and his dogs. It broke my heart to have to give 
> her up, then three days later my 16yr old Sheltie died. Two 
> months later while at guide dog school training with Isabella, 
> my present guide dog, my Chihuahua Emily was ran over and died 
> while in the care of a friend. Well, after many calls and 
> requests for updates on Dodi's condition with no answer, last 
> weekend while at the guide dog school's fundraiser event, I 
> found out that Dodi had been put to sleep only a month or two 
> months ago. She had been having more bad days then good and they 
> couldn't control her pain anymore so they decided to feed her a 
> steak dinner fit for a queen and then had her put to sleep. I 
> felt overwhelming sadness of losing Dodi and I was deeply hurt
> that the school didn't notify me of their decision and when it 
> was to be done so that I could have been there to pet her and 
> let her know that I hadn't forgotten about her. Would anyone 
> please share with me about coping with the loss of your guide 
> dog. Thanks. 
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