Dear Julie,

I'm praying for you and for Lear. I pray that he can be treated and that he
will be okay and that you will not have to retire him.

God Bless you both.

Please give him a squeeze for me, and a big squeeze for you also.

Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson


At 11:29 AM 1/10/2006, you wrote:
>JulieMelton
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>Keep smiling!
>
>
>Hello, all.  Please pray for me and my guide dog Lear.  over the past few
>months I've noticed him slowing down and getting older. Saturday the vet
>noticed a lot of weight loss and just a general change in Lear.  His guide
>work is still careful, but he has less endurance than he used to and can't
>really do long routs without frequent stops.  The vet tested his thyroid adn
>said it's low normal and probably doesn't account for all the changes in
>him.
>
>The bottom line is that I'm thinking about retirement.  I need to call the
>school with a couple questions today, so I will see if a rep can visit
>sometime in the next couple months to talk about this further.
>
>In addition to praying, can some of you with dogs tell me how you knew when
>to retire your dog?  I'm new to this, as Lear is my first dog.
>
>Thanks for your help and support.