[NAGDU] Irish crosses that rainbow bridge

[Jody ianuzzi]

I am so sorry for your loss! I just lost my boy last week. It leaves a big hole in our hearts. My thoughts are with you

JODY

thunderwalker321 at gmail.com 

"What's within you is stronger than what's in your way."  NO BARRIERS  Erik Weihenmayer

> On Sep 12, 2018, at 8:18 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Charlene.
> I'm so sorry for your loss.  I know you and Irish were very close.
> I too had a dog who helped me get my confidence back after being hit by a
> car.  She was very special. It takes a special dog to stay confident when
> the handler is nervous.
> Tracy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Charlene Ota via
> NAGDU
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:17 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Charlene Ota
> Subject: [NAGDU] Irish crosses that rainbow bridge
> 
> Well, today has been a long sad day for us. I started noticing things
> getting worse for Irish at the end of last week and called and talked with
> my vet about the situation. We made the decision to let him go today, so we
> took him in to the vet this morning and stayed with him to the very end
> assuring him how fine a dog he was and what a blessing he's been to me all
> these years. He had such a hard time being retired, as bad as his arthritis
> was, even one day last week when I was heading out to go somewhere, he came
> to the door with me wanting to go. He would have been 14 years old in
> January..  One of the most important things I could say is that several
> years before I got him I'd been hit by a car, and since that time I was
> sometimes really nervous about crossing busy intersections, the busier the
> intersection the more nervous I'd get. When I got Irish, I got the gift of
> my independence and confidence traveling back again. That was such a huge
> gift!
> 
> 
> 
> Charlene
> 
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