[nagdu] retiring my girl

Tue Apr 21 14:12:20 UTC 2015

Thanks Deanna. I appreciate the support. 
Not to leave anyone, I appreciate all the support I can get... 
of course... when does this happen? the week before finals! go figure! 
but puppy comes first, and all of my professors are being really good about it. I've emailed them and told them if I run out of class it's either because of emotion or phone call from the trainer. 
surprisingly they are also being supportive. 

Abigail Bolling 

Wright State University-2019: Social Work

"Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart, and just let the music play." (Julie Anderson Diamond)

> On Apr 21, 2015, at 10:03 AM, Deanna Lewis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/tmeloy%40fuse.net
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/dlewis%40clovernook.org
> 
> -- 
> This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.sophos.com
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/violingirl30794%40gmail.com