[NAGDU] Occupaws, was Hello

[Heather Bird]

Hi. Very nice to meet you. I am Heather and I have a 2.5 year old GSD from
TSE. I am so happy to meet an Occupaws graduate. I am such a guide dog geek
and I know a fair bit about the bigger schools like GEB, GDB, GDF, and of
course TSE. However, meeting people from the smaller, newer programs like
Occupaws is awesome because I love finding out new things about what is
going on in the guide dog world. I look forward to reading posts on-list
about you and your dog, and perhaps about your experiences with Occupaws. If
you ever want to chat off-list, my email address is,
heather.l.bird at gmail.com and my cell number is (585)739-6473.

Heather Bird
"They came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't
a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I
wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a
Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up." -
Martin Niemöller
In our diverse society we must never fail to speak up in the face of Human
Rights violations lest we be the next targets of such violations.

-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Janell via NAGDU
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2017 11:26 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: Janell
Subject: [NAGDU] Hello

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to the group.  My name is Janell
and I have a guide dog, Sully from OCCUPAWS in Madison Wisconsin.  I live in
a small town, Chetek, in northern Wisconsin.  Sully is my first guide and we
have been together for almost 3 years.  I am married and have 2 boys and I
was a special education teacher for 15 years before retiring a few years ago
at 40.  

 

I am assisting with our OCCUPAWS conference call this week and I have to
discuss how to keep safe while walking at night.  I was wondering if anyone
had any experience or information they could share about this topic?  Living
in such a small community the only thing I have to worry about (hopefully)
are the bears.  I have tried to search for some info but I am not having
much luck.

I look forward to reading and sharing experiences with this group!!

 

Thanks in advance for any help/stories/information, Janell and Sully  :)

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