[NAGDU] convention thoughts and a huge thank you!

Yiska ichoosechrist2 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 17 13:25:28 UTC 2018


gOod for you for making the right choice for you. I have chosen to keep
working with my dog and am seeing some improvement. We are working half
time which works for us.
Yiska

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018, 06:37 Julie Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Thanks!  Yes, I'm glad we met last year.  There are always people I miss
> catching up with at convention.  There needs to be more hours in the day,
> or
> something!
>
> Julie
> On The Go with Guide-and-Service-Dogs.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Weiner via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 7:07 AM
> To: Julie Johnson via NAGDU
> Cc: Dan Weiner
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] convention thoughts and a huge thank you!
>
> Well Julie, I did enjoy meeting you last year though this year I got a
> bit overwhelmed with everything but I bet I passed by your table a few
> times--smile. And I thought your Monty, the dog you had with you last
> year, was just stellar...whatever decision you make is the one that's
> right for you and your dog and no one else need voice opinions on the
> matter.
>
>
> You take care and be good.
>
>
> Dan the man with Parker the nut
>
>
>
> On 7/17/2018 6:33 AM, Julie Johnson via NAGDU wrote:
> > Dar,
> >
> > I will always work with Jetta.  She needs exercise and deserves a chance
> > to learn to be at ease when out.  However, she is no longer working as a
> > guide dog.  My commitment is for the life of the dog and whatever they
> > need. Right now we are working on loose leash walking, because this is
> > something that got rusty with pulling into the harness.
> >
> > I will get another dog, eventually, but not anytime soon.
> > Julie
> > On The Go with Guide-and-Service-Dogs.com
> > http://www.guide-and-service-dogs.com
> > also find my products in the Blind Mice Mega Mall
> > <
> https://www.blindmicemegamall.com/bmm/shop/Directory_Departments?storeid=1916046
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Dar via NAGDU
> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 8:55 PM
> > To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> > Cc: Dar
> > Subject: Re: [NAGDU] convention thoughts and a huge thank you!
> >
> > Hi there,
> > Are you saying you need to stop working with jetta§
> > I am so sorry, i know you put lots of work in your ttttraining with your
> > dogs.
> > I hope you can train another one soon if this is what you need to do.
> > Blessings,
> >
> >
> > Dar
> > Every Saint has a past,
> > Every sinner has a future, Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On Jul 16, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Julie Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> It was good to see you too!  I hadn't thought that I felt I owed anyone
> >> an explanation, but perhaps it was there lying under the surface.
> >> Retiring a dog is hard, retiring a young dog is really hard and because
> >> of my very odd circumstance I have done both in the past few months.
> >> It's been a struggle for sure.  Perhaps I wanted to explain to end the
> >> criticism or keep it from starting.
> >>
> >> I have been told that I should just get rid of Jetta and get a new dog.
> >> Ouch!  I have been told that I should just go through a program, with
> no
> >> inquiry of whether or not I want another dog right now.   Perhaps I'm a
> >> little sensitive about all of this, that could be part of it, but I do
> >> hope to avoid any further insensitive commentary.  Working with a guide
> >> dog is a personal choice and where that dog comes from is likewise a
> >> personal choice. I have made my choice.  Convention confirmed it very
> >> clearly for me.  I appreciate that you, Jenine, and others who attended
> >> convention respect my choice.  Not everyone has.
> >>
> >> Julie
> >> On The Go with Guide-and-Service-Dogs.com
> >> http://www.guide-and-service-dogs.com
> >> also find my products in the Blind Mice Mega Mall
> >> <
> https://www.blindmicemegamall.com/bmm/shop/Directory_Departments?storeid=1916046
> >
> >> -----Original Message----- From: Jenine Stanley via NAGDU
> >> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 9:34 AM
> >> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> >> Cc: Jenine Stanley
> >> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] convention thoughts and a huge thank you!
> >>
> >> Julie,
> >>
> >> It was awesome to see you at convention this year and share a row with
> >> you! We were a couple tables down from Julie and NAGDU.
> >>
> >> I loved getting to take your sport harness for a spin.
> >>
> >> Please don’t think you owe anyone an explanation for why you do not
> have
> >> a guide dog right now. Believe me, we get it, and I at least, support
> >> whatever you choose to do.
> >>
> >>> On Jul 15, 2018, at 9:01 AM, Julie Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thank you to everyone who stopped by my table in the exhibit hall or
> who
> >>> attended the NAGDU seminar or board meeting.  I appreciate your
> support
> >>> of my business, On The Go.  If you were not able to make it to the
> >>> exhibit hall, still have questions or I didn’t have the product you
> >>> wanted, please don’t hesitate to contact me.  I’m happy to help!
> email:
> >>> julielj at neb.rr.com phone/message: 402-363-8997 I’m sorry, I’m not
> able
> >>> to take calls after 7 pm central time.
> >>>
> >>> General convention thoughts...I thought all the dogs were really very
> >>> good this year.  I did not personally witness any barking, growling,
> >>> lunging or inappropriate relieving.   Lots of the dogs were super
> >>> friendly and willing to visit with their dog neighbors in the crowded
> >>> exhibit hall. Most handlers were aware and addressed the situation
> >>> appropriately. Thank you, I appreciate responsible handlers!
> >>>
> >>> As many of you may have noticed, I had no dog at convention this year.
> >>> I anticipate this will be the case for a few years.  I appreciate that
> I
> >>> was welcomed by other guide dog users and not criticized for my lack
> of
> >>> a guide.  Here’s the situation...Monty is very close to 11.  He’s a
> good
> >>> guide and still does a good job on the short, fairly basic walks I
> take
> >>> him on.  He is considerably slower than in his youth, is very affected
> >>> by the heat and is not able to mentally process complex situations
> with
> >>> the same speed as in his youth.  He still enjoys guiding, as in it’s
> his
> >>> next best thing to do after eating.  So I still take him on our short
> >>> walks around the neighborhood because it makes him so happy.  However,
> I
> >>> do not believe it is fair to him to expect him to guide for hours at a
> >>> stretch, endure the heat or navigate complex situations with lots of
> >>> moving obstacles.  So I choose to enjoy him and what he can give while
> >>> respecting his advancing age.
> >>>
> >>> Jetta, my younger dog, is no longer working.  She has had issues with
> >>> other dogs for a long time.  More recently she has developed a number
> of
> >>> other fears.  She is an excellent guide in regard to the mechanics of
> >>> guide work, but is really not equipped to handle the stresses of the
> >>> ever changing environment.  I made this decision this spring and have
> >>> noticed a significant change in her personality and day to day stress
> >>> level.  She is all around happier, more at ease and I am enjoying her
> as
> >>> a pet very much.
> >>>
> >>> My personal commitment to my dogs is for life, with only a very few
> >>> exceptions including biting, inability to provide for medical care or
> >>> some other pretty serious events.  I am keeping both dogs and do not
> >>> wish to add a third dog to my household at this time.  This, of
> course,
> >>> means I will have no guide dog for a while.  I struggled with this for
> >>> months. This spring was a really difficult time for me.  Then there
> was
> >>> convention.
> >>>
> >>> My big take away from convention this year was that while I prefer
> >>> working a guide dog and will definitely owner train another guide in
> the
> >>> future, now is not the right time.  My cane skills are a bit rusty,
> but
> >>> they are coming together decently.  I am not afraid to go out with my
> >>> cane.  I have noticed that I use auditory cues a lot more now than
> >>> before dogs. Convention helped me to have complete clarity that I have
> >>> made the right decision and am in the right place.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again to everyone!  I hope to see all of you in Las Vegas next
> >>> year!
> >>> Julie
> >>> On The Go with Guide-and-Service-Dogs.com
> >>> http://www.guide-and-service-dogs.com
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