[nagdu] Older Dogs -- Warning for Talk About Dogs' Life Span

[Lyn Gwizdak]

No, I don't worry about anything as my dog ages.  We all age and that's just 
a fact of life not worth worrying about.  To me, active worrying just clouds 
your ability to enjoy the time you have with your dog.  And the dog can pick 
up on that and possibly cause more stress in the dog.  I'm a person who 
worries when I have to.  As my dogs age, I do look for signs that they are 
ready to retire and then I deal with that as I need to.

Lyn and Landon
"Education creates tolerance towards diversity."
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eve Sanchez" <celticyaya at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Older Dogs -- Warning for Talk About Dogs' Life Span


> Ava and Coco, If you have a feeling that you cannot explain and has no
> warrant then it likely has a lot of warrant. What I mean is we do not have
> intuition just so that we could ignore it. The problem is that we often do
> not know what our intuition means until it comes to fruition, at which 
> time
> it is too late to do anything about it. Good luck on exploring your
> feelings and I am sure that since you are aware that there is something, 
> it
> will turn out fine. Just enjoy Coco and know that, yes, she is young. Your
> feelings may not even have anything to do with her, but are rather an
> extension of your partnership. Meditate on this, talk to others and look 
> at
> your situation. Blessed Be. Eve
>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <
> REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:
>
>>         No.
>> Just enjoy her and pay attention to signs. You'll know when she needs
>> toretire assumming that you are otherwise emotionally healthy.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> avapup.7 at gmail.com
>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:02 PM
>> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
>> Subject: [nagdu] Older Dogs -- Warning for Talk About Dogs' Life Span
>>
>>
>> Hi, from Ava and Cocoa, in the land of the wind and snow.
>>
>> Does anyone else start to get kind of nervous when their dogs reach a
>> certain age, even if their pup is still working wonderfully?
>>
>> I don't know why I'm feeling this way. Cocoa is only 8 years old, and
>> turns 9 in the spring. She is never happier than when she gets to help me
>> with guiding and/or balance ( except for when it's time for her to eat --
>> she is a Lab, after all, grins ). She sees her harness and becomes a very
>> bouncy dog. She hasn't slowed down at all. But something just sort of 
>> keeps
>> nagging at me. I think it's the fact that she's 8. My first guide retired
>> at 6 for a minor medical issue, but I don't see Cocoa retiring any time
>> soon.
>>
>> But am I the only one like this? Sometimes I just worry and think about
>> how she's a big dog ( 65 lbs ) and how big dogs don't usually live as 
>> long
>> as small dogs, and I think about how devastated I'd be if I lost her. I
>> even refer to her as my daughter, though I know she's a dog, and have 
>> never
>> treated her like a furry person, and have respected her for being the 
>> great
>> dog that she is.
>>
>> Do you think that her being 8 is too young for me to get so nervous?
>>
>> Thank you, and happy holidays, and a merry Christmas to those who
>> celebrate it!
>>
>> Ava and Cocoa
>>
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