[nagdu] Number of DOGS!

[Ken Ace]

You guys are great, thanks. I feel somewhat better as I don't think I put a
great deal of stress on Ace. He gets pretty close to Royal treatment and we
work most every day and he gets groomed once a week. He gets treated like a
king at the American Legion, the VA Nursing  Home, the Yacht & Tennis club
with occasional walks on the beach. GOD I hope I'm not stressing him out.
K&A

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 6:53 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Number of DOGS!

I had three dogs out of my six that did not work out. One was older when I
got her. I think she worked for about six years and the other one that I had
longer term was about eight years. Some people have dogs longer; some
shorter. I'm guessing 7-9 working years. They might work until they are
9-10, which would give you 7 or 8 years, but a lot would depend on the
stress they are under and a variety of things.

CL

On Aug 17, 2013, at 5:13 PM, "Ken Ace" <ken at acenovels.com> wrote:

> I was going to wait till tomorrow to broach this subject but in 
> listening to members I have noticed that several of you are on your 4th,
5th or 6th dog.
> Ace will be four in Jan. and I sincerely hope he out lives me.
> 
> How long have your dogs lasted in service. I was led to believe that I 
> could expect ten good years of service. I am pushing 73 and frankly 
> can't imagine another dog.
> 
> Perhaps I was very lucky in getting Ace because he is very close to
perfect.
> 
> K&A
> 
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