[NAGDU] Retirement

rebecca.young1264 at outlook.com rebecca.young1264 at outlook.com
Sun Aug 1 14:37:58 UTC 2021


Good morning, it’s always hard retiring a dog. And that decision Hass to be right for you as well as the dog. But it sounds like you’re making a good decision here.

Becky


> On Aug 1, 2021, at 9:22 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Krokus is my 7th dog.  You'd think I'd be totally able to deal with
> retirement decisions by now, but no, it doesn't get any easier with
> practice.
> 
> A few weeks ago, we Seeing Eye graduates got an email from Admissions,
> advising anyone who thought they might need a successor dog in the next year
> or so to put in an application, so Admissions could plan and manage the
> waiting list.  Krokus is 8 and a half now, so I started the application
> process, with a hold until some time next year. 
> 
> He's always been "Poky Krokie", and I've always had to remind him to keep up
> a decent pace, but now I'm reminding him a lot.  He was OK yesterday, when
> we went somewhere different, and he was great when we were in a familiar
> place we hadn't been in for a while, but, when we got into an unfamiliar
> place, he got hesitant, and wanted to follow my husband.  When I have to
> wait a couple minutes for a traffic signal, especially if I miss a turn and
> have to wait again, he lies down, even if it's not hot.  
> 
> He's always been somewhat hesitant and prone to mysterious stopping,
> especially in unfamiliar areas, which makes me crazy, because I have to
> figure out if there's a reason like a curb or big obstacle just out of
> reach, or he's looking for someone to follow, or he wants an unscheduled
> relief stop.  I hate it.  It confuses the heck out of me every time.  He's
> also very likely to creep up to curbs and exits, often stopping feet short
> of a door.
> 
> I think he still enjoys working, but mostly if it's not hard and it's not
> long.
> 
> So I guess I'll take the hold off my application.  
> 
> He'll be bored not working, though.  He can go for walks with my husband and
> sniff as much as he likes, which he will enjoy, but then Jerry will have to
> worry about him scavenging something he shouldn't, another thing he tries a
> lot.  Oy.  I hate retiring a dog.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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