[nagdu] Counting the costs

[Sarah]

Because it was lonely and horrible being away from conome.  It 
would've been a lot more positive if I didn't have to deal with 
sexual harassment and people putting me down.  I just was not 
interested in going alone with a cane because I run inoverhead 
tree branches and up here I can't get around with a cane very 
good because there's only dirt and hardly any sidewalks.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:59:47 -0500
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Counting the costs

Sarah, earlier you told us you were terrified when required to 
use the cane in travel at the Independent Living Center.  That 
doesn't quite make sense if you have great cane skills.  Why, 
then, would you be horrified.

CL

On Sep 18, 2012, at 7:39 PM, Sarah wrote:

 I have great cane skills I been using one for 10 years.

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com
 To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
 Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:24:02 -0700
 Subject: Re: [nagdu] Counting the costs

 This is a great point.  I had to take Princess in twice last 
month because
 she had a blister on her foot and being the Princess that she 
is, she limped
 for about a week and I thought there was seriously something 
wrong.  Then she
 dry heaved for a few days for no reason at all and I freaked out 
because I
 thought something was wrong.  So yes, there will be times that 
things will
 come up unexpectedly, and we must prepare for that.
 hannah

 -----Original Message-----
 From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
On Behalf
 Of Elizabeth Rene
 Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 11:55 AM
 To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
 Subject: [nagdu] Counting the costs

 One thing to consider in determining the cost of a guide dog and 
budgeting
 for its care is the possibility of unexpected veterinary bills.  
Dogs can
 get sick or injured, no matter how well they're cared for, and 
some
 provision should be made for emergencies.

 Some dogs, too, have unexpected long-term needs, such as allergy 
care or
 dentistry.  My current guide, for example, builds tartar on his 
teeth more
 readily than my former dogs did, and needs his teeth cleaned 
professionally
 about every six months (tooth brushing alone isn't enough for 
him).

 Pet insurance might be a good investment if your school doesn't 
cover
 on-going or extraordinary veterinary costs.

 Otherwise, in choosing a guide dog school, it might be useful to 
consider
 what veterinary costs the school will cover as part of any 
program of
 ongoing service to you and your new guide.  Starting out with a 
first dog
 from a school that provides extensive support services and 
needed veterinary
 care might add a lot to your peace of mind.  You can always pay 
the vet
 yourself when you can afford to, no matter what the school will 
do in a
 pinch.

 Elizabeth



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