[nagdu] dog day stories

[RJ Sandefur]

My goodness Laurle
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I like that name Laurel! RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurel and Stockard" <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog day stories


> Craig, thanks for the wonderful link! R.J., if you continue to read my 
> original message, I describe my dog day further down in my post. I'm sorry 
> my post is so long. :-) Hope that helps. :-)
> Laurel and Stockard
> On Dec 12, 2013, at 2:04 PM, RJ Sandefur <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> 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" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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