[nagdu] new member

[Meghan Whalen]

Hey there Mareia!

I remember you from the Seeing Eye list we were both once on.  I am now 
working an owner-trained male shepherd named Dayton.  Kirby developed 
cateracts and had to retire early last July.  Welcome to the list.

Congrats on your new boy, though I am sorry to hear your girl had to 
retire so young.  I know you worked hard with her!

Meghan

On 3/11/2012 2:37 PM, Mariea Harris wrote:
> new member
> Hi everyone:
>
> I just joined the list and wanted to introduce myself.
>
> I live in NC with my boyfriend Shannon, my cat Gizzie and my Seeing 
> Eye dog Valiant. I just came home with Valiant in October. He's a 
> yellow lab and is
> 23.5 in at the shoulder and weighs 60 lbs. He's my second dog from 
> TSE, but my fourth guide dog. I had a yellow cross for a year from TSE 
> but she developed
> fears and had to be retired. Valiant is my first male dog. He's very 
> intelligent and his personality comes out more and more each day. He 
> loves to work
> and will wag his tail furiously when I grab his harness and leash for 
> a trip. I work at the workshop here, but am looking for other work. We 
> take the city
> bus and the light rail here and he does magnificently. He loves to 
> play tug and chew on his toys when he's relaxing. He also has a cushy 
> bed that he will
> crash on and not move for hours.
>
> I'm on several other guide dog lists, so it'll be interesting to see 
> who I meet on here as well and new people most of all.
>