[nagdu] labrador who went nuts and more

[rhonda cruz]

 hi bibi,
 i'm hopping  that all goes good.

 glad that the appointmens.
 went fine.
 all the best.
 from rhonda.

On May 15, 2012, at 9:54 PM, Criminal Justice Major wrote:

> Hi, all,
> For some unknown reason yesterday, Odie decided he wanted to drive me nuts.
> I guess the best was to describe his driving me nuts behavior was he was being very needy.
> I guess that can happen with older dogs at times, but I could be wrong.
> Despite that he was fed, parked throughout the day and then given his supper, he still drove me crazy.
> I figured that since I had two doctor's appointments at Denver Health Medical, he was going to be with me and get some work in.
> I was thinking that he just needed to get out of the apartment and enjoy the outdoors.
> We went to my first appointment this morning which was a follow up with my nuerology doctor and gave him the news of not experiencing any seizure eppisodes as of lately.
> Odie and I were stuck in the clenic, waiting three hours as they were short on staff.
> Before the next appointment, I headed downtown to catch up with my husband Dale to grab a bite from Taco Bell.
> I enjoyed a delicious double decker.
> It is a crunchy taco with all the fixings, but has a soft shell on the outtside to cover the crunchy one.
> We then set out to Denver Health Medical for my last, final appointment.
> That one went well, despite that Odie decided he wanted to be a jealous puppy only because the outpaitient therapist was getting measurements for fitting me correctly in a power chair.
> It will take three to six months at least, more because of the paperwork process and having to fight with Colorado Medicade.
> The goal is to get them to understand that the power chair will be a need for me after a convulsive grandmal seizure along with the days when my arthritis is really bad.
> Despite those hurdles, I do have a great team of doctors who are willing to fight for me.
> They would like for Vocational Rehabilitation to have an O&M instructor come to help out with the training of me and the new power chair, but if that doesn't happen, the outpaitient therapist is willing to work with me from my home out to DHM for the training part.
> Today, I did a test drive in a power chair while using my white cane.
> Dale held on to Odie while I tried out the chair.
> Only trouble I had was still being used to walking or standing while using my cane.
> It will take time and everything will work out.
> I will practice heeling Odie besside me while I'm on my power chair, but just for a stroll around the block or to the pet area.
> Although I know he'd love to help me out more when it comes to the power chair, I can't expect him to do more, given his age and also the degenrative disc disease.
> It wouldn't be safe.
> Therefore, I'd definitely have to train with another four-legged furry partner to take his place.
> During the appointment while I was being measured for proper fitting, Odie decided to be a jealous kid and felt he needed to be apart of it all too.
> It was rather odd because he was moody this morning.
> Oh well.
> Odie, I still love you anyway, regardless of your crazy antics and quarks.
> *Smiles*
> Well, I guess that's enough from me for now.
> I shall crawl back underneath my hiding rock.
> Bibi, husband Dale and son Odie
> retired guide dog of Pilot Dogs
> in Columbus, Ohio and now a
> medical alert service dog
> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
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