[guidedogchat] Re: Retirement
- From: "Louise Johnson" <herclouise@xxxxxxx>
- To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 15:34:22 -0800
Hi retiring a guide dog is one of the things I don't like about having a
guide dog. I hate the beginning of working with a new dog as you are
thinking that your other dog new the route and many other things you do in
your daily life.
I am on my fourth guide dog and the last three guide dogs retired for
different reasons and I with my first one wasn't even thinking of it. My
first son made the choice for me as he had a health issue and I couldn't
keep Loris my guide dog and I lost a lot of freedom as pushing a baby buggy
is hard and using a white cane My third guide dog decided he had enough work
and he decided that he didn't want to work for me and Hercules was six and a
half years old and I thought I still had time to work and enjoy him but he
took and said I have had enough of this.
Retirement is hard for each guide dog owner and we all have to figure out
how to get through it and it is not easy for us. I hope your dog will work
for a long time yet. I hope you two put in many more miles as a team good
luck and if you want a friend to talk to please remember there are friends
on this list like me who would gladly help
From Louise and Hawk .
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From: guidedogchat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:guidedogchat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of J Kimbell
Sent: April 3, 2002 1:31 AM
To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Retirement
Well, it comes to them all in the end, unfortunately. Just par for the
course of keeping dogs of any kind. I had my Border Collie for almost 15
years, and when I had to say goodbye to her I was devastated, I tell people
to try and remember the good and funny times. Its all you c an do.
Julia
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From: "Nadine Lattimore" <nadine.lattimore@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 10:28 PM
Subject: [guidedogchat] Retirement
I dread it, if I really sit down and think about retiring Q I start to cry.
Yes I am a soft soul at the best of times but I think I can safely say I
have good reason.
Quartz is my first guide dog and the situation in which we came to be a
working unit was traumatic. I was sighted until approx 10 years ago,
suffering very deeply with depression and not a fan of dogs. When I
qualified with Q 5 years ago I was desperately trying to regain my
independence by using a guide dog who I knew I would grow to love. But so
much more has happened in these intervening years.
I have become comfortable in my new skin and am living life not just going
through the motions. There are good times and bad, but I no longer compare
everything I do to what I could have done.
Q turns 7 next month and we are tighter than ever. He travels everywhere
possible with me, numerous European trips a year and will be remembered as
the 1st Irish Guide dog to attend the Paralympic Games, he is the team
mascot and my shadow.
In perfect health at present, but I know I will have to start making
decisions in the not too distant future.
Nadine Lattimore
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