[nagdu] retirement

[Shannon Dyer]

Hi, Hannah.

I'm really sorry it's come to this. Retirement is so hard, but it really does sound like you're doing the right thing. Unfortunately, the right thing isn't always the easiest thing. I wish you all the best.

Shannon and Ace
Shannon Dyer
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On Nov 19, 2012, at 11:58 PM, "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
> I hope everyone is doing well. I haven't been posting or keeping up with
> everything recently because this is my first quarter at UC Davis and things
> have been pretty crazy. Now that everything is sort of falling in to place,
> I wanted to welcome everyone who is new to the list, the people who have
> returned, and an update about Princess.
> Unfortunately she has not improved much since I last posted about her work.
> it has been almost a year, and campus is a pretty busy place. We have a lot
> of distractions - all the students, over 20,000 bikes, and the millions of
> squirrels that we pass every day - so Princess is not doing so well. I
> thought that perhaps being here for over 3 months would help, but it has
> not, and she continuously walks me in to objects, wants to run after the
> squirrels or students, and seeks attention from everyone who says something
> along the lines of, "awww! Cute doggie!".
> With all this in mind, I have decided that I will retire her because of all
> the stress for her and for me.
> I know that it will be a great loss since we've bonded, but I've also had a
> lot of time to get used to this idea. I don't know when I will retire her
> because Pilot has not been very good about returning my calls, but I do know
> that it will happen very soon.
> I'm sure many of you have gone through this before, and I just hope that I
> won't be too depressed over it.
> Once again I hope everyone is doing well with your guides, and happy
> Thanksgiving! :)
> All the best, Hannah
> 
> 
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