Shelly,
I'm praying for you with this decision. I know it's hard, and though I've
never been there, I will pray hard for you.
Many lovings and squeezings for you.
Love,
Pat Ferguson
At 11:42 PM 4/28/05, you wrote:
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>Well all, on friday I recieved an email from the school from addmissions =
>saying they had a the right dog" for me in july if I was interested. I =
>requested
>to speek with a trainer to get some questions answered and they called =
>me today. I spoke with Katie. The dog is a black lab female about 55 =
>pounds. Heidi
>and Kate both of whom knew and worked with me and Radar say her pace and =
>pull are right for me. She was described as playful out of harness. But =
>in harness
>she has great work ethic and loves to go. She is considered sofft =
>requiring little correction and a lot of encouragement. She will have =
>had six months
>of training by July.
>I aksed when she needed an answer and she asked what my hesitation was =
>and that's when I started to cry. I told her I can't see any other dog =
>but Radar
>in a harness and in my home. When i think about a new dog I feel =
>nothing, just empty, numb sort of the way I feel all the time these =
>days. She said that
>it is fine if I need to wait, just to let them know.
>So do I want to do this or not.
>My therapist says to make this decission with my head and not my heart. =
>Well, she should try it LOL.
>So guys I know this is a choice only I can make, but I'm interested in =
>any thoughts especially those of you who've retired dogs, and as always =
>please pray!
>I'll keep you updated.
>And foI've spoken twice with Rade's raiser and he had some difficulty =
>getting addjusted not eating or playing, but is perking up. Its quite an =
>addjustment going from being with someone and going places to being =
>alone and going nowhere. Shelly
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>addmissions saying they had a the right dog" for me in july = if I was=20
>interested. I requested
>to speek with a trainer to get some questions = answered and they called
>me today. I spoke with Katie. The dog is a = black lab=20 female about 55
>pounds. Heidi
>and Kate both of whom knew and worked = with me=20 and Radar say her pace
>and pull are right for me. She was described as = playful=20 out of
>harness. But in harness
>she has great work ethic and loves to = go. She=20 is considered sofft
>requiring little correction and a lot of = encouragement. She=20 will have
>had six months
>of training by July.
>I aksed when she = needed an=20 answer and she asked what my hesitation
>was and that's when I started to = cry. I=20 told her I can't see any
>other dog but Radar
>in a harness and in my = home.=20 When i think about a new dog I feel
>nothing, just empty, numb sort of = the way I=20 feel all the time these
>days. She said that
>it is fine if I need to = wait,=20 just to let them know.
>So do I want to do this or not.
>My = therapist says=20 to make this decission with my head and not my
>heart. Well, she should = try it=20 LOL.
>So guys I know this is a choice only I can make, but I'm = interested
>in=20 any thoughts especially those of you who've retired dogs, and as
>always = please=20 pray!
>I'll keep you updated.
>And foI've spoken twice with Rade's = raiser=20 and he had some difficulty
>getting addjusted not eating or playing, but = is=20 perking up. Its quite
>an addjustment going from being with someone and = going=20 places to
>being alone and going nowhere. Shelly
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