[nagdu] Questions About Moving TO Large City

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hi Jess,
I lived in a small town when I got one of my dogs and then moved to a large 
city - San Diego which is no ways as large as DC.

I began by visiting San Diego while I still lived in the small town.  My dog 
wasn't able to adapt to big city stress and I did have to retire that dog 
and got a new one who would work in a city.  This is something that can 
happen but not all the time.  I don't know your dog so I have no way of 
knowing how he'll react to living in a large city.  Do you have the 
opportunity to spend some time in DC before you move there?  Ride the 
subway, the buses, find crowded areas to work to see how he reacts.

It can go either way with your dog.  He may be mellow enough to let city 
stress slide off his back or he may not like it at all other than the 
occassional trip to a large city.  But, don't worry about it or stress 
yourself out about it - the dog will pick up on your vibes and react to 
that.  Just realize that it can go either way - he'll adapt and do wwell or 
he won't.

Hope all goes well for your upcoming marriage and move.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jessica" <jldiaz421 at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:19 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Questions About Moving TO Large City


> Hi All
>
> I posted this on the gdblounge list but wanted other input so am posting 
> it
> here. I am moving in April after my wedding from small town USA to right
> outside of DC. I am super nervous but have some questions about Saunders.
>
> 1 should I go back to basics for a bit as if am first bringing him home?
>
> 2 is it ok for me to learn routes with my cane and cross major highways 
> with
> it a few times before taking him. I am a diehard guide user but I still 
> when
> in a new place whip that cane out to learn before taking Saunders.
>
> 3 Can dogs just not want to work in a larger city since they have been in 
> a
> small town for a few years and I specifically told GDB I wanted a small 
> town
> dog?
>
> Thanks and anyone's experiences of living in small towns then moving to
> large cities with their guides would be appreciated.
>
> Jess
>
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