If I'm not able to keep Astrid her puppy-raiser has first choice, but I'm 
not convinced yet that I want to give her up as a friend. That said, if 
having 2 dogs don't work out, I'm grateful that there will be a loving home 
for her.

Yes, Astrid's retraining period was 1 time when I tried a cane and I fell 
once and almost got lost another time, so I took the coward's way out and 
paid for a lift by car until Astrid came back to me. <smile>

Hope all on list have a blessed day (I held my 4legged girl during a fierce 
thunder storm and then discovered that my roof leaks!)
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From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 9:35 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: new Guide Dog

Coco, didn't  Astrid's puppy raiser offer to take Astrid when she
retired? I thought that had been the plan all along. And I think I
remember the time when you used a cane several years ago when Astrid
went to undergo a bit of retraining because she  was letting you bump
into things at times. It is very cool to know that you and her
eventually did become a good team.

In his loving grip!

Doris




At 02:37 PM 10/18/2013 +0200, you wrote:
>Grant, you're brave. I have used a cane only once in around 17 years as 
>I've
>had dogs and was blessed that they didn't get sick often. I'll see how
>Astrid reacts to the new dog before I send her to a foster home.