[NAGDU] a sad update on dallas

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Aleeha.
I'm very sorry to hear about your troubles.  I have had to retire a dog
due to stress and work issues, after trying very hard to make it work out.
 I was very unhappy, but I knew it was best for both of us.  And it was. 
I got a new dog who could do what I needed, and it was such a relief.  And
my Nestor was much happier and more relaxed, once he didn't have the
stress of trying to work.
I know this is a bad time for you and Dallas, but it will get better for
you both.
Hang in there.
Tracy


> I'm so sorry about this. I know how hard this is to handle. I hope you
> get a new dog soon.
>
> On 6/11/2016 1:58 PM, Chantel Cuddemi via NAGDU wrote:
>> Aww I am so sorry to hear this! I am thinking of you,
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/11/2016 3:29 PM, Aleeha Dudley via NAGDU wrote:
>>> Good afternoon all, from a balmy Louisiana,
>>> It is with great difficulty and sadness that I write this message to
>>> you. This week, I had a trainer from The Seeing Eye come out to work
>>> with me and Dallas, my four year old Yellow Lab. He’s become very
>>> slow, has a horrendous fear of thunder, parks on route, and isn’t too
>>> confident in new places, as some of you will remember. As we worked,
>>> it was clear that I was walking too fast for Dallas. He just wouldn’t
>>> move, to the point that both of us were thinking that he would be
>>> better off with a (no offense to senior citizens), 90 year old
>>> grandmother than with a 22 year old college kid like me. We worked and
>>> worked on him, cheering him on, building him up, taking many a route.
>>> But his speed was such that he was about to drive me to drink. We took
>>> him to the vet on Thursday, where he was given an allergy shot. The
>>> vet seems to think that his lack of energy is due to the heat and
>>> allergies, but the medication did nothing for him. He didn’t greet
>>> people at the door like normal, he didn’t play with my friend’s
>>> dog,
>>> and he just showed no interest in work. I took him back to the vet
>>> this morning and he was given nausea medication and antibiotics. It is
>>> with much sadness that I say that I believe it is time for Dallas to
>>> retire. The issues that he is having seem to be insurmountable. The
>>> instructor did a Juno walk with me and I hadn’t walked at my normal
>>> pace with a dog for several months. The fear and relieving issues are
>>> deal breakers for me. I cannot go to college classes with a dog who
>>> will lose his mind if we’re caught in a storm, or a dog that relieves
>>> while walking down the sidewalk. It breaks my heart, but I’ll be
>>> submitting a successor application today online. I just can’t deal
>>> anymore. I wish there were something that could be done. If he’s not
>>> feeling better Monday, the vet will do lab work, but there isn’t a
>>> lot
>>> of hope right now. It hurts for me to write all this, but I thought
>>> you all should know what happened.
>>> Aleeha and Dallas, my partner in crime
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