[NAGDU] Intro and great news

[Amanda Markham]

I understand. I was just reflecting on how the feelings of expectation and excitement are similar. 

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> On Feb 4, 2017, at 9:01 AM, Dan Weiner via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I agree, the problem was that our new friend said "she feels like she is
> going to have her first child" It's sort of a feeling of expectation,
> excitement and so on, and I do understand what she means, she wasn't saying
> the dog is a child--smile
> 
> Take care.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie Johnson via
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> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2017 5:43 AM
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> Cc: Julie Johnson
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Intro and great news
> 
> Congratulations on the new dog!  I agree with Cindy, it's more like
> Christmas than having a child.
> 
> You can leave a dog in the house unattended while you stand in the yard and
> talk to the neighbor for half an hour.  You can put them in a crate if they
> can't be supervised.  Heck, you can attach a dog to a tie down to keep them
> from getting underfoot at dinner.  Dogs never talk back.  You'll never get a
> call from the school that your dog has had a bit of a shop project with some
> calculators and now owes $30 for repairs to school property.
> 
> Dogs are not people.  They think differently, act differently,get
> information about the world differently and will never be a little person in
> a fur coat.  Always keep that in mind when working with a dog.  If you
> expect them to be human, you will probably end up being very disappointed.
> 
> Julie
> Courage to Dare: A Blind Woman's Quest to Train her Own Guide Dog
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QXZSMOC
> 
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