[nagdu] Nowhere to go?
Sarah
coastergirl92 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 19 01:00:28 UTC 2012
I have good mobility skills but with a cane I trip so and it
stabs me in the stomach all the time.
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From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net
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Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:14:23 -0400
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Another friendly observation. Dogs are not!! substitutes for
canes and good
mobility skills! A lot of folks are under the misconception that
a dog will
autimatically improve mobility and confidence! I'm here to say,
not always!
I'm a great traveller bbut, guess what Holly and I did today! We
got lost!
That's right! We got lost! We were working a familiar route and
construction! I told Holly which way to go and she did! Exactly
opposite
from where I was supposed to go! Then, we got caught in the
construction!
Well, she did her job great! I didn't bump into anything! But, I
sure did
go through an obstacle course!
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The experience I had at the independent living center was
horrible. I had
anxiety attacks every day and didn't want to go anywhere because
I have no
confidence with a cane. That's why my family wants me to get a
guide dog
so bad is because it might help with my anxiety out in public
and I don't
like having to depend on people to guide me.
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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If you are getting the dog for the family, then you should
really change
your mind, I think, and get a pet. Is there any possibility of
your
moving? Hou said you were in an independenbt living program for
six
months, but now you aren't. You are twenty; the world is your
future, but
you have to help make it happen. Fear holds us back so we have
to just
push through it, getting the help we need along the way.
CL
On Sep 18, 2012, at 1:08 PM, Sarah wrote:
I want to just get a pet but sty family all want me to have a
guide dog
because I've been talking about it since I was 7. But now that
I'm 20, I
just feel too tired and I don't have that get up and go like I
used to. I
kind of just feel like sleeping all day because I live so far
away from
Magic Mountain. I've been everywhere up in this desert lots of
times and
we only go shopping once a week.
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Subject: [nagdu] Nowhere to go?
Hi Sarah.
I wonder why you want a dog, if you feel you have nowhere to go?
I am old enough to see the glimmer of retirement in my
future--not soon,
but not impossibly far off, either. But I think that even after
I retire,
I'll have places to go. I'll still have the usual trips around
town--the
grocery, diner, pharmacy, shopping...though those won't be every
day. I
hope to do a bit of travelling. And to get out and walk,
preferably every
day, just to keep myself fit. I've had 6 guide dogs now, and
every one of
them has done best when they've gotten regular work. Ben, my
current dog,
doesn't require miles and miles a day, and can take one day off
a week
with no problem, but he still gets squirrely if I don't work him
for any
length of time.
I think my dogs will still get enough work, once I'm retired,
but it does
concern me a bit. If I felt I really had nowhere to go, or no
desire to
go
anywhere, I'd just get myself a pet. But, being somewhat prone
to cabin
fever, I don't see that happening any time soon.
Tracy
Dang it now I'm worried. I really have no desire to go
anywhere.
I just fel too tired
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Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:51:55 -0500
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class
No, I don't do that. I should, but because I am currently not
going much of anywhere, I've gotten out of the habit. I kind of
wish I did, and maybe I'll start. That's probably one of the
reasons I won't get any dogs after this one. I don't think he's
getting a fair shake. I hope I don't change my mind.
CL
On Sep 18, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Sarah wrote:
Cool thanks. How often do you walk your dog? Do
you walk 3-5 miles every day?
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Ah, you'll be fine. It is always exciting before you go for the
dog. I think you are going to have a fine time of it.
Cindy
On Sep 17, 2012, at 11:10 PM, Sarah wrote:
That's exciting! I'm still kind of worried, but I'll do it.
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His name is Fisher. Let's see. I think they brought him to my
room. We walked around the room a lot. He sniffed me and we
cuddled. At our school, they had us go out on their leisure
path
with the harness and an instructor attched to him, too, with the
leash. Then later we took them out to relieve and have dinner.
He mostly tried to keep him close and see what toys he liked,
though I went slow with this. Some dogs, when you first get
them, whine a lot because they hear familiar voices as others
are
being given dogs by the same instructor. Some are restless the
first night or so when they are with you; I've never had a lot
of
trouble with that with any of the dogs.
CL
On Sep 17, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Sarah wrote:
What's his name? What was it like when you first met him?
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I think they can sense your moods. I think they definitely
know the difference between stressed and calm. I have a lab and
golden cross. He is six.
CL
On Sep 17, 2012, at 6:17 PM, Sarah wrote:
that's awesome! I am so excited to have a dog. Can dogs sense
how you are feel, can they sense your moods? What kind of dog do
you have?
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\Hi, Sarah, I am Cindy. You know, it depends on the dog. I am
a firm believer in spending a lot of time in the process of
bonding with my dog, especially the first few days. If the
person who trained you is your trainer, they will look to that
person for a while, but you will start to see a switch over in a
few days. When you take that dog home, I think the bonding
increases because now it has left all it knows behind except
you,
so it trusts you. You will have work to do to become a solid
team, but your dog and you will have already begun a strong
bonding that will only get stronger. I think the key is a lot
of
attention, especially at first and mostly from you, corrections
when you have to, and lots of praise when the dog does something
right and well.
CL
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