Congratulations for a good job done. I am sure as you look back, the years have flown by. Means you are enjoying the gifts between the team. Again wishing you many more years to come. --Dar wishing a backTpack call me at 406-259-1124 Every Saint has a past, Every sinner has a future , ----- Original Message ----- From: "metnme2" <metnme2@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Vi-Clicker" <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:46 PM Subject: (VICT) Hard to Believe >9 years ago, during the second week of April, Met > began his community service work with me to help keep > me safe and more independent. Though he was not fully > trained at that time, he certainly new the basics to > help keep me from jumping curbs and knew how to get me > straight across the street. At that time he was also > performing many hearing skills for me at about an > 80-90 percent accuracy outdoors and of the trained > skills indoors the percentage was even higher. > I remember how nervous I was at first but Met took it > all in stride. > Its hard to remember a time when he was not there with > me- my sidekick. > Now as I reflect over all our journeys, our > experiences- both good and bad I get a bit of sadness > because I know he won't be able to be my sidekick > forever. > But this month is a time for us to Celebrate our > journeys together. > If all these companies I needed to use cooperate with > my supply orders, Met will be getting a new harness > this month to commemorate our teamwork made by me. He > is long overdue and definitely does not need something > as heavy as the Freedom Design one is. > I have not been doing well lately with my MCS > (multiple chemical sensitivities) and pain issues so > the amount of effort it takes for me to do my part in > getting that heavy harness on him has been more than I > can deal with at times. > Anyway it is indeed a time to Celebrate- who woulda > thunk this boy who came from abuse to vaccinosis would > still be working by my side at 10 years of age! > > My hat is off to you dear boy > Thankyou for the many safe journeys you have taken me > on > > Karyn and Met (10 y.o. BC/ Shepherd Combo Guide, > Service, Hearing Dog) > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/748 - Release Date: 4/5/2007 > 3:33 PM > >