[Nyagdu] NYAGDU Please for the Love of God, or, Dog, Post to the Darn List, Contest *smile* Results

[Heather Bird]

Yay! It’s a Julie. Hey, that makes 6. We did it. Now I can do the first
drawing. *cheering* Sending hugs, Julie. Knee problems are no fun. In the
future, if it is helpful, I know that some training programs are able to
accommodate extremely abbreviated routes for people with physical concerns,
and to compensate for less walking they give out dogs that are less
energetic, but still good workers. An alternative that some schools find is
to give moderate energy dogs to those who can't walk much, but who can
engage in very active play. For instance, if a dog has a good solid fetch,
then the dog can get quite a lot of exercise playing this game indoors or in
a fenced backyard, while the handler stands or sits still. Also, cross
training a dog yourself to perform some assistance tasks to help mitigate
physical concerns can also help keep them mentally sharp and can help the
handler, but how willing some schools are to accept a handler adding tasks
varies widely from one program to another. Don't give up. You might be able
to have guides for many more years, and if not? You will always be a guide
dog handler at heart and always welcome in the NYAGDU. *big hugs and a pat
for Viggo*	

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: Nyagdu [mailto:nyagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie
Phillipson via Nyagdu
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 11:33 PM
To: 'New York Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: Julie Phillipson
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] NYAGDU Please for the Love of God, or, Dog, Post to
the Darn List, Contest *smile* Results

OH OK Heather!  

Hi I'm Julie Phillipson and my Dog is Viggo from Guiding Eyes for the Blind
and we live in Buffalo.  He is a yellow lab and he will be 9 in April. He
still acts like a 2 year old puppy!! He is quite a funny dog and loves
tennis balls and play in general.  He is a great guide dog too and takes his
job very seriously.  He is very careful with me since I am not walking too
well these days because of knee problems.  I hope that will get a whole lot
better very soon.  If it doesn't I may not be able to get another dog in the
future.  OK so I have missed the trips to Washington and Albany this year
but I hope next year I will be able to do it again.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Nyagdu [mailto:nyagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Heather Bird
via Nyagdu
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 8:42 PM
To: Nyagdu at nfbnet.org
Cc: Heather Bird
Subject: [Nyagdu] NYAGDU Please for the Love of God, or, Dog, Post to the
Darn List, Contest *smile* Results

Ok, so I got a grand total of 4 responses, one from Tracy, who is not even
in NY, but we love you Tracy, One from Jessica, Hey, Jessica, where are you
from? Albert, who is admittedly not particularly affiliated with NAGDU or
NYAGDU, but of course is more than welcome on this list, and Lucy who is our
immediate past president. I make these observations to sort of give a
friendly kick in the butt to our other list members. We have one or two
people from outside of the state, a nonmember, and our immediate past
president. Come on NY, we can do better. I am not that tech savvy, but I
managed to find the subscriber list and take a look. We have 23 subscribers,
and I got 4 responses. If I get two more, I will do the name drawing, but we
should be able to at least get 6. I have four guide dog users and one
service dog handler in my chapter, and it is my goal to get all of them to
subscribe to this list and to join NYAGDU. I am going to send out an email
regarding this contest to the NAGDU list. I am also going to email the
chapter presidents and ask them to bring it up at their next chapter
meeting, and I am going to post this to New York News as well. I want to
give an On the Go Gift Certificate to someone, so, please make my day. Also,
a big thanks to Albert, Jessica, Lucy, and Tracy for posting, and for the
cute dog stories. I love the image of carrying a dog up an escalator. I am
glad the schools have realized that escalator work can, and should be done,
but holy guacamole, that is the best mental image ever. I sometimes pick up
Ilsa and carry her like a baby, and she was like a fruit loop and isn’t sure
what is going on. There’s just something about adult dogs snuggling in the
arms of a human like a seriously over grown puppy that makes me smile.
Jessica, you sound like a super busy lady, so thanks for taking the time to
post here. Albert, I’ve got researching your business on my to-do list,
because it looks interesting, and one can never have too many resources in
their tool kit. Lucy, as always, you rock, maybe Jaden would prefer a Macy’s
gift card if your name is drawn. *laughing*  thanks for posting.

 

Have a good evening all. If you know anyone who is subscribed and want to
give them a gentle nudge, that would be appreciated.

 

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.

 

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