[nagdu] just when you think you've heard it all

[Star Gazer]

Debbie, 
You could probably be describing me. Part of it is that we are promised dogs
that will enhance our lives. They are billed to us as "way better then cane"
and so I expected that. 
I think that if they were billed as "different" or even as "experimental"
I'd have done better. I know how to work with experimental stuff, both in
the technology itself and how people relate to it. I know how to work with
"different". But when I'm told again and again and again that this will be
better then what I used before, well that's what I expect. 


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of debby phillips
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Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 10:46 PM
To: Tracy Carcione; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users; DLewis at clovernook.org; nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] just when you think you've heard it all

Hi Tracy, I think people have this fear that we take them to a shelter or
something.  And I suppose, (God forbid) that there are people who do.  I
have met a few people in my life who don't seem to have much feeling for
their dogs.  It's a wonder that the dogs have worked for them.  There was
one person I know and people told me that the dog deliberately walked him in
to a telephone pole.  I don't know if that's true, but after having seen
this person with their dog, I would say they deserved it if the dog really
did deliberately do that.  And though I don't know if dogs can think that
kind of thought, I did laugh secretly when they told me.  I don't normally
hold grudges and try not to think 
unkindly of my fellow human beings, but, well, um, anyway.    
Debby and Neena

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