What happens to Glade when she gets too old to guide?
Guide dogs are legally the property of the Guide Dogs organization in San Rafael and when she becomes too old to guide or should I become unable to use or care for a dog, she will be put up for adoption. The Guide Dogs people are very fussy about who adopts their dogs, and there is a seven-year waiting list to adopt a retired guide dog. Rest assured that all retired guide dogs live out their lives in a comfortable retirement. Guide Dogs will generally allow the dog’s owner to decide who adopts a retiring dog, if he has a preference. If the dog’s current owner has a preference as to who adopts their retired dog. My previous dog was adopted by a home for retarded children in Orange county because I chose to not keep her. She had arthritis and needed to be in a warmer climate; also I did not want her to be left alone all day. Glade will likely be given to my boyfriend’s parents who run a farm and a petting zoo, where she’ll spent the rest of her life being petted for a living.
