she was with me when I won my medals,

when I cross the finish line in the Ironman,

when I start with my girlfriends,

when I broke up with them, and so...

WHEN A GUIDE DOG RETIRES

ENHAMED LOST HIS SIGHT AT THE AGE OF 8

HE IS A 9-TIME PARALYMPIC MEDALIST, CLIMBED MT.KILIMANJARORAN RAN THE NYC MARATHON.

GAYLA WAS HIS LEADER DOG FOR 7 YEARS

WHEN ENHAMED HAD TO RETIRE GAYLA

HE GOT A LEADER DOG, ADELE

It was my second Olympic Games when I won four gold medals, I give a lecture for kids

and one of them asked me, would you give up your medals to see again?

I realised in that moment that blindness wasn't an issue.

I did what I've done in my life because I'm blind, and that was a gift.

The day I realised Gayla has to retire, that day was very hard for me,

I mean, I remember it was Sunday and I woke up in the morning,

I called her to hurry because she needs to go out,

every dog loves that moment in the morning,

they want to go out, they need it.

And I started calling her, I said, "Gayla, come! Gayla let's go!"

And she didn't move, and that moment I realised she can't do it anymore.

When someone retires, they're happy the first day because you don't have to work,

but after a while, they feel like they don't have a purpose in their lives.

So they feel lost.

And Gayla experienced the same thing.

It's a little bit hard for Gayla now because Gayla always wants to help me,

so when we're walking and I'm a little bit lost and I'm trying to find the door,

I'm gonna tell Adele, "Adele, find the door! "

Gayla, she just, walk in front of us, because she knows which door I'm trying to find,

because she was there before and she has a great memory.

So I feel like, Gayla wants to help but at the same time she's so happy because she loves to be with us and she's not working!

Which is great! It's perfect!

So all the things Gayla has given to me, the best way to give her back is just help her to have a happy live and healthy life.

So I'm trying to give her the best food, trying to give her the best bed,

so she can feel comfortable in her bed.

And play with her every single day because that's very important for her.

Some of the best people I've met in the last 7 years was through Gayla.

When I was walking, what happened was when I move from one side to another, that pushes people away.

But the dogs, bring people to me. And that's what I love.

It took me nine months to decide to retire her, because she's not only my leader dog,

she's part of myself.

She shared a lot of moments with me and I know she's gonna have a good life and she's still with me,

but it's not the same.

I wouldn't say Gayla is a senior dog even if she's not working anymore.

I don't want to think about her in that way because that means she's in the end.

I'd think it's a new beginning for her.

Without a leader dog?

Host: Yeah where would you be in your life and in the world?

Phew...

Gosh, everything would be different.

If I... Wow, that's a good question.

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