[nagdu] 7th anniversary

[Sheila Leigland]

happiness to you guys in celebrating thor time as a team.Older dogs are 
great but it takes a while to get there. Lol.
On 8/30/2013 12:09 PM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> Next week marks 7 years of Benitude!  7 years ago this weekend, I 
> worked Echo over to the diner for a nice breakfast, came home, hung up 
> her harness for the last time, and took off for The Seeing Eye during 
> a tropical rainstorm that ended up knocking down trees and wires at 
> home.  Jim Kuch had just started as TSE president.  I think his first 
> official duty was to welcome my class. That was quite a class.  2 guys 
> were sent home in disgrace for failing to act like civilized adults.  
> 1 dog decided the guide dog gig wasn't for him, and showed it by 
> starting a dogfight, and, next day, walking up to the edge of a subway 
> platform and looking over the edge.  It was the most eventful class 
> I've had since my first class at GDB, where one guy was a psycho and 
> physically attacked another guy for turning down the radio.  I sure 
> hope my next class isn't quite so full of drama.
> Ben and I took a long time to become a good working team, about 2 
> years. And now we're in that sweet spot, where we know each other very 
> well and work together as a real team.  Older dogs are the best.  The 
> trouble is, it doesn't last as long as I'd like.  Here is where I envy 
> a horse guide's longevity.
> I'm not telling him, but Ben has totally earned his pension with full 
> benefits.  He's entitled to spend his days lying on his back on the 
> bed, if he wants, but I hope he will want to give me another year 
> before retiring to the lazy life.
> Here's to you, my handsome boy!
> Tracy
>
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