[nagdu] Brandy, 13?

[Tracy Carcione]

Yes, I know about Mira.  I've never thought it was a good idea, except in 
special circumstances.  I don't think every kid is ready to handle a guide 
dog at a young age.
I got my first guide at 19, and, to tell the truth, I had some trouble 
adapting.  I got pretty frustrated when I would tell her to do something and 
she wouldn't do it.  Sometimes she had a good reason, say, for not turning 
where I thought we should, and sometimes she just didn't feel like going 
that way. Sometimes I had a hard time keeping my cool about it.
When I went to get Ben, a few years ago, I called on old Glade's energy to 
give me a second chance to do better, and I guess she listened.  Ben can be 
rather difficult too, but I'm a lot better at staying calm than I used to 
be. Thanks, Glade!
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deanna Lewis" <DLewis at clovernook.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Brandy, 13?


> Tracy,
> There was an article about the MIRA Foundation in the USA a while back. 
> They provide guide dogs to children ages 11-17.
> Deanna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 7:45 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Brandy, 13?
>
> Hi Brandy.
> You got your first guide dog at 13?  I'd be real interested to hear about 
> that.  I'm curious what circumstances persuaded a school to waive the 
> usual age requirement.  If it's none of my business, feel free to ignore 
> my curiosity.
> I've met a person who got his first guide when he was 14 or so.  I think 
> he said that he had to negotiate a lot of busy streets, so a dog was real 
> helpful, and he must have been a mature kid.
> Tracy
>
>
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