[nagdu] Puppy raising, taking the pup in public

[Vivianna]

there’s not a single thing wrong with you cindy.  i feel exactly the same way.
they are dogs, dogs have packs, strange dogs are not in your pack.
and, all it takes is 1 single mistake and, your well-trained guide will be no more.
there was a woman in my class who was there because, she let her dog out in the yard to play with her husband’s guide.  well, the play must have gotten rough and, her dog’s neck was broken.  she was killed.
nope.  not for me.
i play with my dog a lot and, she does not seem deprived.
i must be mean also.  the other thing i just don’t get is when folks identify themselves as, name and dogs name.
bobby and jenna.  joe and shyla.  etc.  i am me.  i am not me and my dog.
i think that, when we identify ourselves this wway it just promotes the thoughts that, we are not whole without our dog.  
i don’t want the public to identify me as vivianna and dog.  i want to be me.  just me.  nothing else.  just a person.
many many of us don’t want all that attention brought on by working with a guide. 
i don’t have parties for my dog.  i don’t dress her up.  i don’t make her wear hats, booties, bells, anything that brings attention to her.
and, she is not suffering.  lol.

Vivianna

> On Aug 18, 2015, at 10:27 AM, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I must be some kind of mean. I love my dogs and play with them, but I see no
> need to get them play dates with anybody else's dogs, to throw parties, or
> any of the rest of it. I love them a lot and I have three dogs. Is there
> something wrong with me? They aren't kids, they are dogs, and that is my
> personal attitude. This is not to say anybody is wrong because they do these
> things; I just wonder if somehow I don't give enough care to their needs. I
> am serious about this.
> 
> Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deanna Lewis via
> nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 10:25 AM
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> Cc: Deanna Lewis <DLewis at clovernook.org>
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Puppy raising, taking the pup in public
> 
> Puppy play dates are the best! I had a birthday party for Pascal and Mambo
> on Saturday. Their birthdays are 7 weeks apart, so I threw a party for both
> in the middle. I invited my friends with guide dogs, and one pet dog. We had
> a total of 6 dogs, and everything went great! I think next year I will get a
> kiddie pool, I'm sure a lot of the pups will like that. 
> Deanna and Mambo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 11:20 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Tracy Carcione
> Subject: [nagdu] Puppy raising, taking the pup in public
> 
> I asked my puppy-raiser friend about the vest and going out in public.  She
> raises for TSE.  She said the pup had a bandana before, but, now she is 6
> months old, she has graduated to a vest.  This is like what people said
> other schools do.
> 
> 
> 
> I have the day off, so Krokus had a playdate with her pup.  They had a grand
> time, chasing each other, and Krokus had a blast wading in the dog kiddie
> pool.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
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