[nagdu] Happy Story

[Cindy Ray]

I, personally have taken home three dogs that I should not have taken--that's three of six. In all three cases, I had serious doubts. Let me just say, though, even though I voiced the concerns, I am not sure I would have done anything any differently. The last one I might have, and the instructor really did understand where I was coming from. But I still had a sense that maybe if we were together a little longer and we bonded without the trainer there, it would work. The instructor thought so, and there were glimpses that this might be the case. I don't know if I would ever be able to change dogs that far into class or, worse far as I was concerned, have decided that the dog wasn't working and gone home without it. I didn't even want to pursue what route we were going to take, and that was my biggest mistake. I should have done that. However, I didn't, and that is past. I'm just saying this to say that emotions do run high as a new partnership is forming in the schools, and sometimes one might make the wrong decision. The instructors aren't god, and we sometimes just don't think objectively enough. This is just my thought on my own experience, and I suspect that if I had the experiences to do over again, I would do them all the same exact way.
Cindy