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1. Thank You from a Guide Dog User
I am happyto contribute tothe “GrowingUp Guide Pup”blog.I am a sociologistandawriter.I teach
at StanfordUniversityinthe PrograminFeminist,Gender,andSexualityStudies.Forthe pasttwelve
years,I have sharedmylife withtwoguide dogs.Ireceivedmyfirstguide dog,Teela,fromGuide
Dogs forthe Blindin2003. My second,currentguide dog,Fresco,came to live withusin2013. Teela,
whois still withme afterretiring,isaGoldenRetriever-yellow Labradorcrossandveryplayful aswell
as havingbeenalivelyconscientiousguide forme fortenyears.Frescoisa more serioussoul,a
yellowLabradorRetrieverandanexcellentandresponsive guide,showinggrace andskill
immediately.Mypartnerand I live inSanFrancisco,California,inahouse burstingatthe seamswith
twolarge guide dogs,a small blackpoodle,andtwocats.
I wishhere toconveyto the GrowingUp Guide puppyraisershow grateful Iam to youfor raising
guide dogpuppies.Bythe time I,or any blindperson,receivesaguide dog,the dogsare obedient,
quiet,responsive,willingtogoanywhere,adeptinfollowinginstructions,friendlywithall sortsof
people,gentle withchildren,well-mannered,toilettrainedtorelieve oncue,adaptable inany
environmentandinjumpingintocarson command,alwayseagertoget outand lead,cautiouswhen
walkingthroughdangerousplacesoronunevenground,wantingnevertomislead,alwayswishing
to be out and about,and lovingandaffectionatetowardtheirblindperson.
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"Were it not forthe committed,conscientious,lovingworkthatgoesintothe raisingof guide dog
puppiesbysomanywonderful puppyraisers,Iwouldnothave these gifts."

2. The past twelve yearsof mylife have beenenhancedbeyond mywildestexpectationbyhavinga
guide dogwithme.Teelawasmy firstguide andhighlysuitedtome.Ioftenworryas we walkalong
streets,thinkingaboutwhatI mustdo next,tryingtoresolve problemsinmymind.Teelaalways
remindedme thatwe needtohave a good time onour walksas we getfrom here tothere,thatwe
needtopay attentiontocurbs andthe manystreetcrossingsbutwe alsoneedto leave time toplay.
Fresco,too,has beenextremelyconscientiousinmakingsure thathe isguidingme safelyashe races
to the nextcurb and putson hisbrakes.He has an excellentmemory forevery store we have ever
stoppedinto,andanyoffice ordestination,andleadsme meticulously.Yethe letsme know,too,
that he is a dog andneedstoenjoyhisstrongsense of smell,sowe take breakswhere he cannose
around.The twodogshave also enrichedmylife byplayingtogetherwhenathome,lyingclose to
each other,developingabondthat isas importantto themas eachdog is tome.
Were it notfor the committed,conscientious,lovingworkthatgoesintothe raisingof guide dog
puppiesbysomanywonderful puppyraisers,Iwouldnothave these gifts.Youopenyourlivestothe
little wigglypupswho,Iimagine,mustbe ahandful for a verylongtime.Were itnot for all of your
hard workand lovingcare,I wouldnothave these beautiful beingswhohave soenhancedmylife
and made itsafe.
Here is an excerptfrommynewbook, Come,LetMe Guide You: A Life Sharedwitha Guide Dog,to
give youa sense of the debtI feel toall of you. Thisbookcoversthe entire ten-yearspanof my
workinglife withTeela,discussesotherrelationshipsinmylife thathave beenenrichedand
supportedbyour bond,anddescribes,aswell,the introduction of Frescointoourjointlife.
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