[nagdu] Retiring a dog early

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Darla.
It's very tricky, as I'm sure you know.  And different people make different 
decisions.  I've known people to retire a dog for something I'd try to work 
through, and I've tried to work through things longer than I probably should 
have tried.
I try to keep firmly in mind that I have the dog to make my life easier, 
and, if that's not happening, it could be time to retire and try again. 
Easy to say, hard to do. But what a relief, when I get a dog who really 
wants to do the job, and doesn't require endless effort on my part.

Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Retiring a dog early


> Dear Tracy,
>
> I wish you had been around for a couple of dogs I kept and should
> not have; your advice to Jewel is almost like mine, and I wish her all the
> success with the next dog.
> Darla & Happy Huck
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 1:47 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Retiring a dog early
>
> Hi Jewel.
> I'm very sorry to hear this.  I had to retire my dog Nestor early.  He 
> just
> could not deal with the stresses of the big city.  I tried very hard to 
> make
> it work, but it wasn't meant to be.  I'm pretty stubborn, and I hate to 
> give
> up, but it had to be done.
> Really, my next dog was a relief.  I didn't constantly have to monitor the
> situation anymore.  We could just get out and go.  And, since I retired
> Nessie with my folks, I knew that he was feeling much happier as a pet 
> than
> he had been as a guide.  It was a wrench to give him up and admit defeat,
> but in the end, we were both much better off.
> Until Faye retires, just enjoy the time you two have together.  Enjoy the
> good stuff, while looking forward to being done with the bad stuff.
> Good luck.
> Tracy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jewel" <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
> To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 1:11 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Retiring a dog early
>
>
>> Retiring a dog early
>> An instructor from my school came this weekend and assessed Faye's
>> behavior issues, specifically scavenging and sniffing. We decided 
>> together
>
>> it would be best to return Faye to the school and start the intake for a
>> new dog. I put so much love and time into this relationship over the past
>> eight months I have had her, I am having trouble dealing with this. Is
>> there any advice on how to enjoy the last of the time I have with her and
>> how to let go when I must? I am also afraid of not being able to put as
>> much love into my next guide dog relationship. Did you find it easy to
>> fall in love with a successor dog?
>> Jewel
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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