[nagdu] dog day stories

Fri Dec 13 03:02:19 UTC 2013

I live im melbourne and went to guide dogs victoria.
Steph

----- Original Message -----
From: Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, December 13, 2013 12:27 pm
Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog day stories

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>
> Where in Australia are you? What school did you use? I think that at first, 
> some dogs are still bonded to our trainers and it takes them a minute to 
> warm up. With Holly, even though we bonded quickly I couldn't have snuck out 
> of that place. Holly would always look in Bonnie's room when we passed.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stephanie" <naturelovingmom at gmail.com>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 5:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog day stories
> 
> 
> > In March this year, I went for guide dog training here in Australia. I'd 
> > never had a dog, not even as a pet, so this was a huge event for me.
> > They bought Gypsy to me, and the first thing she did was look to the door. 
> > I patted her and tried to play with her, but she just kept looking at the 
> > door. I remember thinking "I'd patted you, I'd played with you, now what 
> > the hell do I do". I had no idea since I'd never had a dog. After a while, 
> > Gypsy started to come back to me. Now almost 12 months on, There's no 
> > going back for me.
> > Steph
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Chantel Cuddemi <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com>
> > To: "'Nagdu Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
> > <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Friday, December 13, 2013 8:02 am
> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog day stories
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> On February eighth, 2012, my trainer Bonnie at Pilot Dogs brought Motley 
> >> in
> >> to my room, saying, this is Motley.
> >>
> >> She described his color, what breed he was, and his gender.
> >>
> >> Motley and I bonded the moment he was given to me.
> >>
> >> I look forward to hearing the other stories!
> >>
> >> Chantel and Motley.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laurel and
> >> Stockard
> >> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 2:56 PM
> >> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
> >> 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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