[NAGDU] Retiring your dog

Thu Dec 14 15:18:55 UTC 2017

Hi Tara.
I totally concur.  I wish TSE would lighten up a bit, too.  Which I've said to them, to no effect.

It would be great if you could find a person to take her who would use her as a therapy dog.  I know a puppy-raiser who does that with her career-change dog.  Her dog goes to schools and libraries, where kids read to her.  She visits nursing homes, and she visits schools on test days, so kids can come and pet her and de-stress a bit.  It sounds like a great second career for a dog who loves people and wants to help.
Tracy

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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara Briggs via NAGDU
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 10:06 AM
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Cc: Tara Briggs
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Retiring your dog

Hi Tracy! That’s the drawback in that’s what I’m trying to avoid doing  if it  is  at all possible. I wish the Seeing Eye would lighten up a little bit on the can’t talk to your puppy raiser can’t talk to the people who retired your dog. I think there’s a middle ground. To me the  middle ground should be mutual consent. If the puppy raiser wants to talk to me and I want to talk to the puppy raiser then that should be permitted and if it goes bad it’s our fault not the Seeing Eye’s. I feel the same way about retiring my dog. She’s been such a big part of my life! I would simply like occasional update  on her

   My brother took my first guide. He’s not really in a position to do that now. But when my first guy passed away, I got to be there when I put her to sleep. It was a difficult experience but one that I treasure. I got to pet her and love her and tell her thank you for all she’s done for me. If possible, I would like to have that experience again. I’m OK if it doesn’t happen. But for me, having a seeing eye dog and having that kind of relationship   Has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I also feel an obligation to my current guide. I want to make sure that she’s in a place where she’ll feel loved and happy. Have any of you on this list ever retired your dog  to a nursing home? I know there are some that have pets around for the residents to love and enjoy. I wondered if that might be a good placement for Emmy  because She is such a nurturer. She loves to comfort people. I’ve seen it  when I or family members have been ill. When my husband had surgery on his mouth, she stayed right next to him until he got better. And when a friend of mine was dying from cancer she did the same thing we went to see her. Thanks for reading and thank you so much everyone for your replies!  
TaraSent from my iPhone

> On Dec 14, 2017, at 6:59 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of S L Johnson 
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 3:47 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: S L Johnson
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Retiring your dog
> 
> 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
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tara Briggs via NAGDU
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 1:15 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> 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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