[nagdu] rest for the soul...good or bad?

Fri Jul 19 14:18:50 UTC 2013

Cindy, I wasn't trying to be flippant; indeed, with my first dog, there were 
occasional stressful situations, caused by returning from Morristown from 
Balmy weather to Winnipeg where we were hit that week-end with 18 inches of 
snow in November.

Poor pup couldn't find any curbs and you would swear I had just grabbed a 
dog off the street ands slapped on a harness.  I don't think that poor 
feller ever saw more than a dusting of sloppy snow in Morristown.  I arrived 
back home on a Thursday and was back to work on Monday, deep snow, cold, and 
all.  At the time, I had a house with a yard so Brut (pronounced "Brute," a 
fine German Wine) got to play and roll around in the snow.  Dumb dog kept 
trying to fet the snow from my shovel to the point where I had to lock him 
inside so I wouldn't accidentally knock out his brains and turn them into 
shepherd's pie.

Doug: Winnipeg is a flaky world in winter.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] rest for the soul...good or bad?

: Oh, I agree that it is exciting to spread your wings once you get home, 
but there is a little unknown about doing that. After the first dog, it is 
easier I think. And I should have said, "for some of us." I didn't mean to 
imply that everybody is alike in this.
:
: CL
:
: On Jul 19, 2013, at 8:20 AM, Doug Parisian <eggmann at mymts.net> wrote:
:
: > I disagree that getting a new dog is a stressful experience other than 
being
: > sometimes with others projecting their stress on me.
: >
: > My five trips to TSI were more like a vacation.  No doubt, some find the
: > experience stressful but dwelling on this issue often becomes a
: > self-fulfilling prophesy.
: >
: > Relax, the fun begins when you take your dog home.  Read your dog; some 
want
: > to boogie right away, others need adjustment time.
: >
: > Doug: here come the arrows and clubs!
: >
: > ----- Original Message ----- 
: > From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
: > To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
: > <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
: > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 7:50 AM
: > Subject: Re: [nagdu] rest for the soul...good or bad?
: >
: >
: > : For me, when I have been at the training school, I found it to be an
: > intense and emotional experience. The work itself wasn't so hard, but 
just
: > the whole thing of getting to know a new dog, being away from the 
regular
: > routine, and being with others in the same boat. When I got home, the 
sort
: > of support that comes from being with like people was kind of torn from
: > under me, the dog structure changed, and I found myself tired and 
depressed
: > just a little. I guess down might be better than depressed. I did walks 
just
: > to acquaint myself with the dog more; I took the dog to meet its vet;
: > generally, I chilled. If you have the luxtury to do this, enjoy.
: > :
: > : CL
: > :
: > : On Jul 19, 2013, at 7:41 AM, Deanna Lewis <DLewis at clovernook.org> 
wrote:
: > :
: > : > Hi Daniel,
: > : > Congratulations on your new dog! Yes, training can be very 
exhausting. I
: > don't think a few days of light work will hurt Irene. When I came home 
from
: > training in 2009, I took about a week to recover /smiles/. We still did
: > short walks in the neighborhood and trips to stores and doctor offices.
: > : > Deanna and Pascal
: > : >
: > : >
: > : > -----Original Message-----
: > : > From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of daniel
: > : > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 5:24 AM
: > : > To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
: > : > Subject: [nagdu] rest for the soul...good or bad?
: > : >
: > : > Hey guys! I just got back from the seeing eye with my new dog, 
Irene, a
: > golden retriever/black lab mix. Down at the school, training was pretty
: > tiring because we were going all the time but now that I'm back home, 
I'm
: > not going so much for a bit. My activity level will pick back up in 
about a
: > week when I move out for college and start learning new routes and what 
not.
: > : > My question is (probably pretty stupid to ask): is it bad for my dog 
to
: > get about a week "off"? I mean, we'll still be working and what not 
just.not
: > too terribly hard.
: > : >
: > : > Sorry if this is too dumb of  a question. It's just something I 
didn't
: > ask down at the school.
: > : >
: > : > Thanks,
: > : >
: > : > Dan
: > : >
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