[nagdu] How to say goodbye

[Jenny Keller]

Hi Megan it's Jenny,
I am so sorry for what you're going through this time last year I had to retire my guidebooks and it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I had to give them away because our landlord would not allow us to have more than one dog that's big at a time.
It broke my heart and I know what you're going through give him all the love you can until you go after that try to remember that you're building up relationship with the new dog. I've applied to  another  guy dog school. And I know it's it's going to be hard because I wasn't able to trust my guided all. Anyway if you need to talk give me a call someone around there has my numbe.

If you need to talk off list please email me back
Jennyr
On Mar 27, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Meghan Whalen <mewhalen at gmail.com> wrote:

> As I get ready to leave for class at TSE on Monday, I am cherishing every moment with my Dayton boy. From 12 weeks, I have been his constant, and he has been
> mine. I am the one who curled up with him on the floor so he could fall asleep listening to my heartbeat when he was missing his litter mates and his mom.
> I am the one who taught him sit, come, stay, lay nicely under the table, don't pick things up off the ground and I am always here.
> 
> Soon, though, both of our worlds will change, forever. He has become dog aggressive. I thought it was only while he was working, but yesterday, he started
> to act aggressively towards the other dogs in my home. I have come to the realization that for the safety of my other dogs and my guide who I will meet
> sometime next week, I need to find him a home where he can still be the center of someone's world. It is true that he has always shared me with others,
> but as my guide, for hours of every day, he was the only dog. He came to work while everyone else stayed home etc etc. You all know what I mean, I think.
> I don't think he can cope well with the downgrade to pet. I don't think he can adjust to having to share me most of the time.
> 
> We just finished a 35 minute session of fetch out in my driveway, and I kept thinking, "This may be the last time I ever throw a ball for him."...so I
> kept throwing it one more time. I don't know when the last hug, the last gentle lick or the last snuggle will happen, because I don't know when that perfect
> home will be found. I do know that there is a good chance I will never see him again after this Sunday when he leaves to stay with a trusted friend and
> colleague. No one can love my boy like I do, but I hope they can do just as well, in their own way. He just turned three on the eleventh of this month,
> so he has a lot of life and joy ahead of him.
> 
> He has been attacked four different times since I got him. The last time was the only one that left physical damage. The build up of time and time again
> has taught him not to trust other dogs, and who could blame a guy? I am so very proud of all he learned with me. From traffic training to platform refusal,
> he has aced everything I have thrown at him. He is a superhero, but he has just been scared and hurt one too many times to keep us both safe anymore. I
> am devastated, and I hope he finds happiness and fulfillment wherever he ends up calling home.
> 
> Thank you for reading, it helps to know I am not alone in my pain.
> Meghan
> 
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