[NAGDU] A rant sort of

[Lisa Belville]

Hi, Cindy,

I don't know the nature of your health issues, but you can probably work 
well with a dog if you're honest with TSE.  They should know you, so I think 
it's just a matter of you and the school finding the right dog.

I'm only on my third dog, but I've had dogs nearly nonstop for 20 years and 
my life isn't the same as it was when I got my first dog and it's different 
even from when I got Katy ten years ago.  My mom still insists I don't need 
a dog because I'm no longer in college and don't physically go to an office 
every day.  In some ways this is better, though.  Paige and I have several 
established routes, but since we don't need to stick to a rigid schedule we 
can explore more and get to know how we operate in new places.

Dogs are softer now, and the schools I'm familiar with don't expect people 
to walk five or so miles a day, which, if I remember correctly,  was the 
minimum requirement when TSE and some of the original schools were started.

If you know Fisher is going to a good home where you can keep tabs on him 
and if getting a successor dog is something you want to do then you can at 
least start the admission process.

Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

Never make the same mistake twice. There are so many new ones, try a 
different one each day.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy ray via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Chantel Cuddemi via Nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Cindy ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2016 7:03 PM
Subject: [NAGDU] A rant sort of


>I just don't kno. what to think, and I am not really asking for advice, but 
>I have to talk about it. People have been getting dogs lately. One of them 
>I never expected to do so. One went to The Seeing Eye where I always go. A 
>friend of mine said she thinks I am more confident with a dog.  seems like 
>that  to me, too a little bit.  I was thinking about it yesterday and went 
>to the Seeing Eye's website. I almost filled out an application. I didn't 
>though. My daughter is opposed. It would make it harder to go than it 
>already is. Would I walk enough with it? Feels as if my stamina is 
>improving, and I know people get dogs who have problems similar to mine. I 
>alw committed to walking new dogs, so that would be good. I would need to 
>scramble to find a home for one of my pets. Fisher is spoken for if I did 
>this. The Cockerpoo would have to stay. Maybe some of this is coming right 
>after the first anniversary of my retiring Fisher.  I'll just have to talk 
>with Bob about it. En of rant.
> Cindy Lou Ray
>
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