For anyone who doesnt know, or who is interested, I have a guide dog who is on the verge of retirement. She was my first dog and I've had her for the past 9.5 years, she's 11 now and we've been talking about her retirement since the beginning of last year. I went on the waiting list for a new dog in April last year and up to now nothing has been forthcoming. Last week I had a call from a trainer in Bristol saying he has a dog which is a possible match, as matter of interest, trainers train the dogs and then about a month before the dogs complete their training they match them with potential owners, they then bring the dog to see the new owner and if it is confirmed as a match they go away and finish its training and the owner is then trained with the new dog once the dog's training is complete. So this trainer is bringing the new dog to see me tomorrow, and while I'm happy that I'll be getting a new dog, I'm also very sad because this means the end of an era with my current dog. She was my first dog and has been through everything with me, we've moved house 4 times, I commuted for a year, I had DS, and she's taken it all in her stride - she was the perfect dog. And I almost feel guilty about bringing another dog in to replace her, but on the other hand she's 11 and it's time to give something back to her for all that she's meant to me. I'm very lucky in that we're able to keep her, so at least I wasn't faced with the heartache of having to find her a new home and having to give her up, but it's still a change.
sorry this a bit of a rambled post :).
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seeing potential new dog tomorrow, happy and sad at once - good luck vibes needed
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wannaBe1974 · 24/04/2006 18:35
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