[nagdu] Princess Update

Sun Dec 23 23:08:57 UTC 2012

Hi Hannah. I too went through a period of bad matches and it happens no matter where you go.  I think it's especially hard when it's your first as you are not sure what to expect or how it's supposed to feel when it's right or even when it isn't. I did also wonder if a dog was right for me for awhile. I decided to try again and it did end up going well and the match did work for me. If it didn't work, I wouldn't have tired again.  

Rebecca and Zeb
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On Dec 18, 2012, at 4:21 PM, "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:

> you are right Hannah!  My experience with Holly was and still is great!  So to HJohn, I don't think Pilot was any different than any other school I've heard about.  Sometime4s even though the schools try, for some reason a match doesn't work well.  I was told once when I signed up for the library in Australia out of Perth that labradoodles don't make good guides!  Well, I sure have a different experience and I think Tami with her poodle is pretty happy!  When the mmatch is good it works out great!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Princess Update
> 
> 
>> Hello John,
>> Congratulations on your application process, and I hope you hear from them
>> soon. I had a pretty good experience while training with Princess. We did
>> run in to a few incidents which I was told to give it time and things will
>> fall in place. I don't really know what went wrong or where it started since
>> she is my first guide and I did not know what to expect.
>> I think each person's experience will vary, and every match will be
>> different. Although Princess's personality definitely matches with mine, her
>> speed did lack. She did make progress with my persistence, but her attention
>> span seemed to have gotten shorter. She is a standard poodle and is
>> definitely a people dog.
>> While going through this process of retiring her, I have also been working
>> on my application for Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael. So as of now,
>> I am not planning on returning to Pilot Dogs. please feel free to email me
>> off list if you have further questions.
>> All the best, Hannah
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Russo
>> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 11:04 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Princess Update
>> 
>> Greetings Hannah,
>> I'm new to the list.  I read your message with some concern, because
>> I've never owned a guide dog, teach at a college and applied for training at
>> Pilot Dogs.  I'm curious, what breed is Princess?  Do you feel Pilot trained
>> her well, or was the training lacking in some way?  Would you return to
>> Pilot Dogs for training in the future?  I'd hate to have a bad first
>> experience.  Please reply.   John
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hannah Chadwick
>> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 10:55 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: [nagdu] Princess Update
>> 
>> Hello all,
>> Happy holidays, and I hope each one of you is doing well.
>> As I mentioned a few weeks back, I planned on sending Princess back to Pilot
>> Dogs because she is not doing so well on my college campus due to all the
>> distractions.
>> These past few weeks have been quite difficult because I've been going back
>> and forth with myself on whether I should keep her or give her back.
>> However, her crate came over the weekend and now everything is set. She is
>> flying via cargo on Thursday night back to Columbus, Ohio. I hope she will
>> get more training and perhaps she will do better in another environment.
>> I know the next few days will be very difficult, especially after she leaves
>> because although she was not a very good guide, she was always there and her
>> presents definitely helped me through stressful times.
>> This year has been one of the most difficult because I lost my father just a
>> few months back, and now I will lose Princess. I just hope I will be ok, and
>> I know that the only thing to help is time.
>> I want to take the time to thank each and every one of you for all your
>> support. You have helped me through all my past difficulties with Princess,
>> and you were very patient with me when I first got her and had no idea what
>> I was doing since I've never had a dog of my own before. I have learned so
>> much from the list and from each one of you.
>> I know that I will continue to learn from all of you, and when I get my next
>> guide, I will have a lot of things to share. Happy holidays to all, and may
>> the next year bring you joy, and contentment.
>> All the best, Hannah
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tami Jarvis
>> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 1:59 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] Princess WAS Re: second time is the charm
>> 
>> Ah, Hannah. I am so sorry you had to make this decision. I wish both you and
>> Princess the best in the future.
>> 
>> You'll know when and whether you are ready for another dog.
>> 
>> Tami
>> 
>> On 12/17/2012 01:51 PM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:
>>> Hello Daniel,
>>> Congratulations on your new dog. I'm glad to hear everything went well
>>> at training. Your message has truly been delightful to read as I am
>>> sending my dog back this week and pondering on weather I should get
>>> another dog in the near future.
>>> Happy holidays to all!
>>> Best, Hannah
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daniel
>>> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 1:39 PM
>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>> Subject: [nagdu] second time is the charm
>>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am a graduate of the final class of 2012 at Guide Dogs for the Blind
>>> in Portland, Oregon.
>>> 
>>> I have received my second guide, Cass, a 53lb., 23" high, yellow
>>> Labrador whose second birthday is coming up on December 23rd.
>>> 
>>> All I can say is the second time is the charm. She is everything my
>>> previous guide was not. She is confident, well-paced, and so well
>>> trained that it makes me want to cry.
>>> 
>>> We never even came close to an obstacle in training, whether day or night.
>>> She is perfectly attentive to me.
>>> 
>>> We got home yesterday, and had our first outing this morning for a
>>> little mile walk. She made every curb, driveway, missed every bush and
>> mailbox.
>>> 
>>> I have just received the best Christmas present I could have ever
>>> dreamed of.
>>> 
>>> More later as we progress from off the leash in the house to partial
>>> freedom, and all the usual breaking in. Oh, what a beautiful day!
>>> 
>>> Thanks to all of you who encouraged me not to judge all guides on my
>>> first bad experience with Scout. Although he was truly loved, I am
>>> sure he is happy as the Disney dog and family friend he always wanted
>>> to
>> be.
>>> 
>>> Wishing all of you the best this holiday season!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Daniel and his new love, Cass
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Daniel Sweeney
>>> 
>>> Lakewood, CO
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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