[NAGDU] Retiring your dog

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Tara.
If you don't have friends or family to take your dog, The Seeing Eye has a
list of people who want a retired dog.  To me, the major drawback to that
option is you would probably never know where the dog went or how it was
doing.  But I'm sure TSE makes sure the dog goes to someone who will take
good care of it.
Tracy

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Hello Tara:

I retired three of my retired dogs with a good friend.  My last dog, whose
name was also Tara,  was lovingly adopted by a wonderful elderly lady from
my mother's church.  My sister had put up posters at the vet and boarding
kennel she used.  I did get a few responses from that but found them not to
be the right home for my retired dog.  They had several children who wanted 
a dog that could run and play with them.   Other interested families were 
looking for a dog to be a companion for their very young hyper dogs.  Those
might be good homes for younger dogs but for my girl who had cataracts and
hip dysplasia I was looking for a quieter safer home.  Start looking now so
you have plenty of time to properly interview people, watch them interact
with your dog and see how they might get along.  It is very stressful and
difficult but it has to be done.  It was always a very sad day when I let my
golden girls go to their new homes.  However, I did gain a lot of peace and
comfort knowing that I had placed them with loving ladies who would take
excellent care of them for me.  Good luck to you.

Sandra Johnson
SLJohnson25 at comcast.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Tara Briggs via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 1:15 PM
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Cc: Tara Briggs
Subject: [NAGDU] Retiring your dog

Hi all! The time has come for me to retire my current seeing-eye dog. Ib?Tm
looking to place her in a good situation for the rest of her life. Emmy  is
nine years old she will be 10 years old on February 21, 2018. Ib?Tm
interested in what you all have done to place your dog when you were not
able to keep them with you as a pet.
Thank you for any information!
Tara

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