[nagdu] Rest in peace, Echo, April 17, 1995 - May 4, 2012

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks to everyone for your condolences.

Dar, yes, I have my current Seeing Eye dog Ben.  I've had him for 5 and a
half years now.  I'd be twice as sad now, if I had no dog to take care of.
Tracy


> Hi there,
> I just got done reading your message,
> I remember those stories as well, and what fun we have had to laugh oveer
> them.
> Are you with present dog now?
> Or do you have to apply to get one?
> You write well, and I know she thanks you for all of the service you gave
> her.
> She as all guides love to do what we enjoy.
> Blessings to you always,
> Original message:
>> Oh, Tracy, this is so sad and thanks for sharing some things about your
>> life
>> with Echo with us.
>
>> here's a virtual hug if you want it.
>
>> Margo and Arrow
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 11:05 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Rest in peace, Echo, April 17, 1995 - May 4, 2012
>
>
>>> Rest in peace, Echo, April 17, 1995 - May 4, 2012
>
>>> We had to put Echo to sleep yesterday.  Her arthritis had gotten very
>>> bad,
>>> and she seemed to
>
>>> be uncomfortable more and more, so we called the vet to come.  We found
>>> a
>>> vet who makes
>
>>> house calls, and they've been taking care of Echo for the last year or
>>> so.
>>> It was good that
>
>>> Echo could lie in one of her favorite places, at home, and die in
>>> peace.
>>> We are very sad.  I thought I was ready, but I wasn't.  I keep
>>> listening
>>> for her, and
>
>>> walking around the places she used to lie.
>>> My husband did a lot to take care of her, and it leaves a big empty
>>> space
>>> in his life, too.
>
>>> He was wonderful with her, very patient with all the old dog problems
>>> and
>>> quirks.
>
>>> While I was looking through my file to write down her death date, I
>>> found
>>> an entry I'd made
>
>>> after the first NFB convention I attended with Echo, in New Orleans.
>>> It
>>> was just a few
>
>>> months after we'd met, and I wasn't sure she'd be able to cope with it,
>>> but she did great!
>
>>> Echo's specialty was remembering places we'd been before.  She was
>>> great
>>> at finding the
>
>>> right elevator bank.  Once, I'd had breakfast at a table off a big
>>> corridor.  Later that
>
>>> day, I got turned around somehow after a meeting and was looking for
>>> the
>>> elevator, but not
>
>>> giving Echo good directions, so she started showing me places we'd
>>> been,
>>> trying to hit on
>
>>> the right one.  She showed me the table where I'd had breakfast, and I
>>> recognized where we
>
>>> were and gave her the right directions at last.
>>> She was a soft dog who needed a bit of cheerleading, but, so long as
>>> she
>>> knew I had
>
>>> confidence in her and appreciated her, she could do anything.
>>> I remember, at that same convention in New Orleans, we took a carriage
>>> ride.  We thought my
>
>>> husband would have to lift Echo up into the carriage, but she climbed
>>> the
>>> ladder like it was
>
>>> the most natural thing in the world.
>>> When we first got back from training, we had some problems, but GDB
>>> sent
>>> someone out, and,
>
>>> in about 45 minutes, he figured out the tiny thing I was doing wrong,
>>> straightened me out,
>
>>> and we were good from then on.  We did a lot of travelling together;
>>> Echo
>>> had a lot of miles
>
>>> under her paws.  She worked until she was eleven and a half, then she
>>> had
>>> a long, happy
>
>>> retirement.
>>> Like my husband says, we will be lucky if we have as good a life as she
>>> did. And to have
>
>>> people to love and care for us up to the end.  She always did her best
>>> for
>>> us, and we did
>
>>> our best for her. Sadly, the last thing we could do for her was give
>>> her a
>>> peaceful ending.
>
>>> Now she's in the happy hunting ground, chasing rabbits and squirrels
>>> like
>>> she used to, and
>
>>> stealing tomatoes. My parents are there, so they can give her a belly
>>> rub.
>>> And she can wag
>
>>> her tail again.  When her back end got bad, she couldn't really wag
>>> like
>>> she used to.
>>> Good-bye, old gal. We miss you.
>>> Tracy
>
>
>
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