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

[Cindy Ray]

There are a lot of stressful things anbout being at school, but I am not going to enumerate them. I had the same experience going from balmy to frigid and snow when I went home with Fisher. I also caught a raging cold, which was also true when I got Crumpet.
Hmmm! Shepherd's Pie!

CL

On Jul 19, 2013, at 9:18 AM, Doug Parisian <eggmann at mymts.net> wrote:

> 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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