[Flagdu] homecoming

[Sherri]

Merry, Kappie sounds so cute too. Sounds like things are going well. Hope 
school is going well too.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merry Schoch" <merrys at verizon.net>
To: "Florida Association of Guide Dog Users" <flagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Flagdu] homecoming


> Thanks for the update Sherrill.  Kappie, Marion, and I are looking forward 
> to meeting Fallon tomorrow!!
>
> I just told Marion on our walk home from the store, that Kap gets better 
> everyday.  She's so funny when she gets bored she either comes and whines 
> at me or her harness.  She's has brought much laughter and joy to our 
> household.
>
> Glad you are home!
>
> Merry
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
> To: "FLAGDU List" <flagdu at nfbnet.org>; "Nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:12 PM
> Subject: [Flagdu] homecoming
>
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I wanted to let everyone know that my new guide Fallon and I arrived home 
>> on
>> Thursday to Tampa from the Seeing Eye.  We took a walk around the
>> neighborhood yesterday.  Fallon is a little girl, only 51 pounds.  She's 
>> a
>> yellow Lab, and has a very cute pink nose.  She's a jumper, or, as I call
>> her, a Tigger.  So we'll be diligently working to eliminate that 
>> behavior!
>>
>> Though I still miss my Merry dog, it is truly a joy to have a dog in the
>> house once again.
>>
>> I had a fabulous experience at the Seeing Eye!  The staff is so very 
>> caring
>> and professional.  I'm glad I decided to return there, even though the 
>> last
>> time I went was in 1980!
>>
>> I was reading with interest the story about the escalator accidents.  Of
>> course we did escalator training in New Jersey, and Fallon seems fine 
>> with
>> going on them.  But when we came into Tampa this past Thursday, I decided
>> that we didn't need to deal with the very long escalator ride at the
>> airport, and opted to take the elavator.  She did well on her first plane
>> flight, by the way, only sitting up and putting her head in my lap when 
>> we
>> took off.  She's small enough that I had no trouble sliding her under the
>> seat.  The flight attendant didn't even ask if I wanted to sit in a 
>> bulkhead
>> seat, so that was good.
>>
>> We had a full class of 24 students, and passed a cold around, but at 
>> least
>> it wasn't the flu!  There were only 3 first timers.
>>
>> I'll probably post now and then about how things are going, and give you
>> updates about our misadventures (smile.)
>>
>> Sherrill and Fallon
>>
>>
>>
>>
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