[nagdu] dog day stories

[RJ Sandefur]

Laurel, What was it like for you getting your first dog? RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurel and Stockard" <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" 
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Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 2:56 PM
Subject: [nagdu] dog day stories


> Hi all,
> I'm usually a list lurker, but a discussion we're having on another list 
> prompted me to start the same discussion here.
>
> I know dog day experiences are different depending on the school, your 
> situation, and the dog. I know we haven't discussed this in awhile, and I 
> would love to hear from each of you about your dog day memories. I'd love 
> to hear about your memories with your current dog, or a previous dog that 
> really stood out, and I would especially like to hear those of you who've 
> attended more than one school, how were your different dog days similar 
> and how were they different.
>
> Since this thread could get long and crowded, let's try and post all of 
> our individual stories in one message each, and if we respond to people, 
> let's try and respond to more than one person per message. That'll help 
> keep this thread from totally cluttering the list.
>
> I'll start with my story.
>
> May 24 of 2010, I went to guide dogs for the blind's Oregon campus to 
> receive my first guide. I told GDB that I wanted a yellow dog, because I 
> can see lighter colors better, and I wanted to see my dog's face. I was 
> the only first timer in my class, and the youngest by 30 years. :-) After 
> lunch, they brought the entire class into a room and read the names of our 
> dogs, colors and breeds, for each class member. They told me that I would 
> receive a female yellow lab named Stockard. I thought, Stockard, Stockard, 
> where did that name come from! It struck me as a weird name, and I didn't 
> know if I liked it at first. We went back to our rooms, and while I waited 
> I googled the name Stockard and discovered the actress Stockard Channing, 
> and I figured my dog was named after her, so I though that was cool. I 
> waited for ever! I was the last person to receive my dog, and while I 
> waited, I called all my family and friends to update them. Finally, it was 
> my turn. I went down to the instructor's office and handed over my leash. 
> The instructor went away and came back with my dog! She handed me the 
> leash, and I could feel Stockard wiggling around on the end. :-) The first 
> thing I felt was Stockard's soft, long ears. She almost immediately gave 
> me her belly to scratch, and I rubbed it while the instructors told me her 
> birthday, parents, and described her for me. I thought she was beautiful, 
> and it only took me half a second to love the name. /grins/ I took her 
> back to my room and sat on the floor with her, and the rest is history.
>
> I can't wait to hear the rest of you all's stories!
> Laurel and Stockard
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