[NAGDU] My dog

[Cindy Ray]

Heather, could you send your contact information? My addrress is cindyray at gmail.com. 
Thanks.


Cindy Lou Ray
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> On Jul 19, 2023, at 7:19 AM, Heather Bird via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Oh my gosh, Cindy. So I’m very surprised by this. Would you mind telling me here or off list? Who did your at home interview? And yes, there is absolutely an appeals process. I am very surprised. I mean, The Seeing Eye has very high standards, that is true. However, I have seen them bend over backwards to accommodate someone who has physical limitations. Especially, I have seen them do so when the person is a previous graduate of the program, and therefore, they know them very well. I think reaching out to Angela might be helpful, but also, I think it would be helpful to know who conducted your in-home assessment and Juno walk. Also, stamina is kind of a big term. Are they saying for instance that you’re overweight? Are they seeing your cardiovascular isn’t there, are they concerned about your physical strength to control and correct the dog? Or are they talking about tolerance for the heat or other weather conditions? There’s a whole lot of things that stamina can mean. Additionally, I’m wondering if they said no, or if they said, please check in with us often and reapply as soon as your physical health is better. Because there’s a huge difference. And if it was the former, I would be very disappointed in them, and also very surprised.  If you ever want to chat, or, if you were interested, I participate in some groups on WhatsApp, where other Blind folks work together, and talk about health and fitness and dietary and other physical goals, and would be happy to do anything I can that might help. You’re a good handler, and again I find this surprising and kind of upsetting. I am sending lots of hugs. 
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>> On Jul 18, 2023, at 9:20 PM, Elizabeth Campbell via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Cindy,
>> 
>> I am truly sorry to hear this.
>> While I was at the convention, I met with one of the trainers from the
>> school where I got Barbara.
>> She will be 10 in January, and she is doing well in a lot of ways, but she
>> is also starting to have difficulty with steep steps and with getting into
>> vehicles that have a high step including the bus I rode from Fort Worth to
>> Houston.
>> At any rate, I am applying for my next dog although I feel like I'm
>> betraying Barbara in some ways.
>> I explained that I now have a hybrid work environment, and I am not in our
>> busy downtown area.
>> I wondered if I should go forward with getting another dog because of the
>> changes in my lifestyle since the pandemic.
>> 
>> The trainer told me that as long as I was getting out and walking and going
>> places, there are dogs that don't need a high energy work environment.
>> As someone else said, there is an appeals process. I would certainly
>> recommend doing that.
>> 
>> Did the school give you some suggestions about what you can do to build up
>> your stamina and so forth?
>> I didn't get a chance to say hi during the  convention unfortunately.
>> 
>> Best
>> 
>> Liz
>> 
>>> On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 7:27 AM Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
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>>> I won’t be getting a dog any time soon. They said they think I don’t have
>>> the stamina and need to get out more. I was so sure I would that I gave my
>>> puppy away.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cindy Lou Ray
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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