[nagdu] Not sure I've introduced Farva

[Cindy Ray]

Nimer, congratulations on Farva. They must have been struggling with F
names, but that name would likely grow on me. She sounds wonderful. How sad
about Donald.
I have always thought I would like one of those smaller dogs. The last three
I've had were bigger ones, and none was ever that small. Keep up the good
work with that pup.
Cindy


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Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 11:17 PM
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Subject: [nagdu] Not sure I've introduced Farva

Farva = Precious in Persian... and she definitely fits the name.  I actually
couldn't stand the name when I first got her, mostly because I couldn't
pronounce the blasted name... but that's slowly gotten better.

A few months ago, I had to make the decision whether or not to retire Donald
Duck due to a rare disease called Addison's.  My Vet said he could work if
he was on meds for the rest of his life, and the school said they didn't
recommend it.  I did my own research on Addison's, and most of what I read
was that it was a very rare thing for a dog of Donald's breed, age and sex
to get it.  I did find out though that it is set off by stress, and as I
couldn't guarantee that Donald would have a totally stress-free working
life, I decided not to chance that he would collapse or have a seizure while
out working... I made the difficult decision for him to retire.  He is now
living with my Vet and his wife and five kids.  He loved kids, so this is a
great fit for him.

I went back to the Seeing Eye after debating with myself on whether or not
this was the right choice to make.  Ownership is an important deal for me,
and I considered other schools, including Guide Dog Foundation.  
They unfortunately do not have an accessible application, so back to the
Seeing Eye I went.  I got paired up with a Yellow labby that was even
smaller than my last two... about 40 pounds or so, and about 20" tall.  
She is slightly slower, definitely less pull unless she gets excited, and a
pretty decent worker on the whole.

Not sure if I've done this introduction, but something another member of
this list said to me made me think that maybe I had not. I am getting over
eye removal, and will be going back to get the other done here in a few
weeks, and am extremely busy at work putting together a database and running
a summer camp, but if you have questions, feel free to message me off-list
and I will respond when time permits.

Cheers.

Nimer and a sleepy Farva

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