[nagdu] dog day stories

[Larry D. Keeler]

I've only attended only Pilot. The most interesting thing they do on dog day 
is bring in your dogs with dog odor. They all need baths. Pilot believes 
that there is no way to get familiar with your dog than to bathe it. So, we 
all go to our rooms and wait for our dogs. We play and bond with them until 
its time to take them down to the batheing station. We then bathe and dry 
our dogs. When they dry or in our case, it was hot so we took them out for a 
short working sesssion. I'll never forget our dog day because a woman who 
obviously didn't know better passed me in the hallway. She could see a 
little and was picking on me because I was wearing an old tank, shorts and 
crocs. She was wearing a dress and heals. To go bathe her dog! Who got the 
last laugh on that one! Of course, everyone knows that dogs spread much more 
water around than could have actually been on them and wearing nice clothes 
while doing it is pretty much a lost cause!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurel and Stockard" <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 2:56 PM
Subject: [nagdu] dog day stories


> Hi all,
> I'm usually a list lurker, but a discussion we're having on another list 
> prompted me to start the same discussion here.
>
> I know dog day experiences are different depending on the school, your 
> situation, and the dog. I know we haven't discussed this in awhile, and I 
> would love to hear from each of you about your dog day memories. I'd love 
> to hear about your memories with your current dog, or a previous dog that 
> really stood out, and I would especially like to hear those of you who've 
> attended more than one school, how were your different dog days similar 
> and how were they different.
>
> Since this thread could get long and crowded, let's try and post all of 
> our individual stories in one message each, and if we respond to people, 
> let's try and respond to more than one person per message. That'll help 
> keep this thread from totally cluttering the list.
>
> I'll start with my story.
>
> May 24 of 2010, I went to guide dogs for the blind's Oregon campus to 
> receive my first guide. I told GDB that I wanted a yellow dog, because I 
> can see lighter colors better, and I wanted to see my dog's face. I was 
> the only first timer in my class, and the youngest by 30 years. :-) After 
> lunch, they brought the entire class into a room and read the names of our 
> dogs, colors and breeds, for each class member. They told me that I would 
> receive a female yellow lab named Stockard. I thought, Stockard, Stockard, 
> where did that name come from! It struck me as a weird name, and I didn't 
> know if I liked it at first. We went back to our rooms, and while I waited 
> I googled the name Stockard and discovered the actress Stockard Channing, 
> and I figured my dog was named after her, so I though that was cool. I 
> waited for ever! I was the last person to receive my dog, and while I 
> waited, I called all my family and friends to update them. Finally, it was 
> my turn. I went down to the instructor's office and handed over my leash. 
> The instructor went away and came back with my dog! She handed me the 
> leash, and I could feel Stockard wiggling around on the end. :-) The first 
> thing I felt was Stockard's soft, long ears. She almost immediately gave 
> me her belly to scratch, and I rubbed it while the instructors told me her 
> birthday, parents, and described her for me. I thought she was beautiful, 
> and it only took me half a second to love the name. /grins/ I took her 
> back to my room and sat on the floor with her, and the rest is history.
>
> I can't wait to hear the rest of you all's stories!
> Laurel and Stockard
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