Echo - Guide Dog

[Granca]

Well done, Mags! Another beautiful puppy ready for the next step.

 

[Selina27]

Good boy Echo

Well done Mags @Boogie

 

[snowbunny]

Big hugs, Mags. J know it’s a day of mixed feelings which is very hard for you.

 

[kateincornwall]

Love and hugs for you Mags , be proud and farewell young lad xxxx

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Lots of hugs to you, Mags.

Echo will do wonderfully, another testament to all your love, care and hard work.

Go make your mama lady proud, big beautiful boy.

 

[Candy]

Love and hugs Mags, also licks and wags from GGJ. Another success story, well done Team Boogie! Good luck Echo, glad we got to meet you. xxx

 

[edzbird]

Good luck Echo, you've had the most perfect of starts. I shall miss that pink nose and that magnificent, swiffy tail

 

[Boogie]

I have had a good weep , there will be more tears.

I’m now reflecting that this is a lot like sending your child off to university.

At first you wonder what they are doing - every five minutes. The house has a huge hole in it and you wait constantly for them to get in touch.

Then, as time goes on, it becomes the new normal and you think about them a few times a day, but you get into a rhythm of contact (Depending on the child - one of mine does video calls at least once a day, the other phones once a week if we are lucky!)

I did this portrait just before he left. I’m going to send for a print and a frame.

 

[Stacia]

I am weeping for you both Does Tatze miss them when they go?

 

[Boogie]

I am weeping for you both Does Tatze miss them when they go?

Bless you xx

Tatze doesn’t even notice!

I think maybe this is because the puppy is out and about without her every day - with one of us for his training. So maybe she just sees him being ‘out’ as normal. The fact that he doesn’t come back doesn’t seem to phase her. Maybe because we never have a routine for walks and training, so neither dog is waiting for their turn.



So long as she’s had her breakfast, kong and walks she’s just fine. She will fuss a lot if one of those is missing!

 

[Stacia]

Pleased she doesn't miss them. I only have one dog now and I am sure Rourke misses Drift, or rather missed Drift. I feel a bit guilty just having one dog having had multiples over the years. Maybe it is better to be an only dog

 

[kateincornwall]

Oh heavens , I`m in tears just thinking about it all , thank goodness for you and those like you who sacrifice tears for a cause xxxx

 

[Boogie]

Pleased she doesn't miss them. I only have one dog now and I am sure Rourke misses Drift, or rather missed Drift. I feel a bit guilty just having one dog having had multiples over the years. Maybe it is better to be an only dog

I have to watch out that I don’t give her too many treats!

I think she does enjoy the time between pups - they are quite hard work for her even ‘tho she loves them and gets very excited when the puppy equipment comes out again.

She will get far more walks as Mr Boogs and I don’t tend to want to walk together. We like each other’s company but our walking speeds are too different!

 

[Stacia]

I have to watch out that I don’t give her too many treats!

That is the problem, I tend to do that

 

[Loraseal]

Oh goodness I am filling up with tears just reading this!
Good luck Echo X
That photo is gorgeous and that scrummy nose and innocent face!!
Bitter sweet @Boogie but well worth it! X

 

[Joy]

Congratulations on another puppy successfully raised to adulthood!

 

[Ashley]

Good luck at Big School Echo!

 

[Lisa]

Well done once again, Mags! You are doing such an important job by helping these dogs do THEIR most important job. What a gift you are helping to bring about for someone in need, but it does come with a cost for you. It must be so very bittersweet! Sending hugs to you!

 

[Oberon]

Your work is life changing. You’re a bloody champion. And Echo is too.

 

[JES72]

Off to big school! What a precious boy he is.