[nagdu] retiring my girl

[Deanna Lewis]

Abby,
I am so sorry to hear this news. It's a very hard decision about when is the best time to retire your first dog, I don't know if it ever gets easier... If you need someone to talk to, feel free  to give me a call.
Sending you hugs!
Deanna and Mambo (and Pascal who is being well spoiled at Grandma's house)

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Timothy J. Meloy via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 8:57 AM
To: Abigail Bolling; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] retiring my girl

Oh man. Sorry to hear that. I am here at pilot and I just received my yellow lab yesterday. A big tall happy fella named Scout. Things are going well so far. And man does he like to work. I will keep you all posted.
Best of luck,
T.J.

> On Apr 20, 2015, at 11:35 PM, Abigail Bolling via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> Well, as the subject line states, I am going to retire my Jada. 
> mainly she is having trouble following commands in high stress situations (when I’m in a hurry or the route in unfamiliar to me) she is very patterned and doesn’t do well with mixing up routes. This is becoming problematic as I am learning new routes around campus. 
> I made the call to my trainer at Leader today, and I am hoping to hear back from them soon. In the mean time, I am going to start the re-train application. 
> I am hoping that I will either be eligible for in-home training so I can continue my summer classes, or I will be going to the campus in July to be re-matched. 
> I have to say, a guide dog is my number 1 preferred mode of transport. I’ve had to use a cane around campus a few times in recent weeks, and I am still good with a cane, just a lot slower at traveling, and I find a lot more things than I want to!
> 
> Another reason I think it is time for Jada to go live with her grandparents is that when she doesn’t get my undivided attention, she acts out.
> For example, Last night I was asleep, but Jada wanted me to pet her (guess she had a nightmare or something) I am a pretty heavy sleeper, so I didn’t notice her trying to get my attention. She proceeded to jump on my desk and eat… shock shock, a chocolate bunny. Luckily it was milk chocolate and I didn’t need to take her to the vet (again) but yes, that happened.
> I am keeping her on a tie-down under my desk or in her crate when she is not actively either being watched by my roommate or she is with me. 
> Anyway. 
> I will keep you all updated through this process..
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Abby and the currently sleeping Jada
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