[nagdu] Retired my dog

Larry D Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Tue Nov 18 03:41:29 UTC 2014


Exactly! Dar has a lot of great things to say! Also, like any other 
divission of the NFB, you only have to be interested to be involved.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha Drenth via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National 
Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Retired my dog


> Dar,
> I am very sorry to hear about this. I think most of us, who are normal, 
> have had a guide not work out at some point in our guide dog career. Its 
> too bad the school would not work with you.
> Also, unless you want to leave, your more than welcome here. Your not the 
> first, who is between dogs, who is not choosing not to use a dog at the 
> moment, or who has decided to to go the owner training route. You have 
> done nothing, so you stay. Which I am assuming you want to do, right?
> Good luck and keep us updated on what you decide to do for a guide. 
> Perhaps a school change is in order, I don't know. *shrug*
>
>
> Marsha drenth
> email: marsha.drenth at gmail.com
> Sent with my IPhone
> Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone. 
> As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate 
> errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.
>
>> On Nov 16, 2014, at 11:30 AM, d m gina via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> The school and i decided to retire the dog.
>> He is in a home here in town.
>> The school felt at four and a half was to old to retrain the dog.
>> I asked down the rode is it possible to come back for another dog.
>> Reply was it will depend on how we feel at the time of the application.
>> Yet a couple months ago same instructor shared that it might be wise to 
>> retire same dog and get a different one.
>> I am so tired of begging schools to travel the way I love to travel.
>> If anyone could share with me the list on behalf of training my own dog, 
>> I would like to get on and learn as much information as I can.
>> Then I won't have to have a school breathing down my neck if I did this 
>> rite or wrong.
>>
>> I also can get the size of dog I have wished for many years
>> Before I travel quickly I have questions on behalf of working with a half 
>> heart
>> At no time will I be traveling four miles a day as I was asked from one 
>> of the schools.
>> We Will be in the same city where we will move on the north side of a 
>> busy street to be near our church.
>> I have many questions to ask my doctor on the progress of my heart.
>> I do ride my exercise bike that strengthens my heart and good exercise.
>> I went to mass last night and cried, feeling I was a failure where I know 
>> this isn't true.
>> Each one of us puts much energy into working our dogs.
>> When this is taken away either from you or the school deciding enough is 
>> enough, that is quite hard as well.
>> The school kept getting calls from a clinic we go to asking questions on 
>> behalf of how I work the dog.
>> For a month I was getting calls weekly.
>> Over stupid things, that could have been answered by me.
>> The gentle leader is to tight as they called it a muzzle.
>> She pulls on the leash correcting the dog.
>> Just stuff like this that is unreal.
>> I even had a animal control person stop in because the neighbor didn't 
>> like the dog tied up by me sitting on the glider.
>> Where the school suggested for me to do this, because when persons and 
>> dogs would go by my dog would run to the gate play tough dog, and scare 
>> all away.
>> We didn't want this to keep happening.
>> His work walking a mile a day some times a mile and a half depending on 
>> my heart if I could do this, he loved.
>> I would pick times when the park was quite busy with picnics or basket 
>> ball playing.
>> Base ball as well.
>> just to keep his skills up on not wanting to play with everyone.
>> In the summer we would walk either in the evenings or mornings. I tried 
>> to keep his feet off the hot sidewalks.
>> Jaron is four and a half. He could have worked three more years. Except 
>> for his problems he just couldn't stop.
>> No matter what we did.
>> I have moved on, quite shaken, believe in the dog movement and Will 
>> decide what is best for me with my doctors help.
>> Only we can decide what to do.
>> Again please send me the name of the list on home training.
>> I love a challenge and I believe in myself.
>> We are also thinking of the vibrating cane.
>> I made a promise if I got the cane, I wouldn't use a dog.
>> I know the cane would keep me from running into objects.
>> This is what I am used to with the dog.
>> As you know, you walk differently with a cane than you do with the dog.
>> We have snow here, so this isn't something I can do getting out and 
>> walking a mile.
>> The temps need to be warmer.
>> If list owners wish for me to get off the list until I decide what is 
>> happening, just let me know and I will do as you have asked.
>> Blessings always,
>>
>> -- 
>> --Dar
>> skype: dmgina23
>> FB: dmgina
>> www.twitter.com/dmgina
>> every saint has a past
>> every sinner has a future
>>
>>
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