[Home-on-the-range] Fwd: NFBNJ-Seniors] Meet one of the first guide dogs specifically trained for runners

Thu Apr 27 01:49:59 UTC 2017

Yes, I knew Tina well. She went to University of Kansas and got a master's
degree in working with people with speech problems I think. It has been a
long time. Last I knew she was working at the Kansas School for the Blind or
whatever it is called right now. She is a delightful person. I think she
used to belong to the Lawrence Chapter when that was what the chapter was
called and before it dissolved the first time. She and Heather Kirkwood,
whom some of you know, used to work with blind kids to help them do
activities that would make them more fit.

Cindy Lou Ray

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dogs specifically trained for runners

Hello federation  exercise enthusiasts! Here's a guide dog that works with
his blind Kansas runner. This info was forwarded by someone in New Jersey -
I hadn't even heard of Tina Jenkins who lives in Kansas - Are there any
runners out there? ..want to become a runner?  Dianne

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Meet one of the first guide dogs specifically trained for runners

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EUDORA, Kan. - Millions of American runners pound the pavement every day,
many running several miles. But few run them like Tina Jinkens. The Eudora,
Kansas native is one of the first in the U.S. to receive a guide dog
specifically trained for running.

"Sometimes it's hard to find people every day that will run with me," said
the blind runner who just recently retired her last guide dog.

Jinkens always wondered what it would be like to have the freedom to choose
whenever and wherever to run. Once she heard about the new, unique program
training guide dogs specifically for running, she jumped at the chance to
have her own.

"Since she's specifically trained to do that I feel really safe with her,"
said Jinkens.

Her new companion is Clara, a two-year-old black lab.

"We work as a team. I tell the dog, like, 'forward' at a street
intersection. But if a car were to run a light or something then she's
trained to back away from it," she said.

Tina and Clara run three to four miles a day and always keep their route
simple.

"I always make sure people know I'm not running a marathon. Dogs don't have
that kind of stamina so I wouldn't run a long distance with her," said
Jinkens.

Clara is also trained just like a normal guide dog, only with an emphasis to
dodge obstacles and move more quickly. She was trained as part of the new
program from the non-profit,
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"A dog that makes a good running guide is simply a dog that loves to run,"
said Tom Panek, president and CEO Of Guiding Eyes For The Blind. "So we
select the dogs that enjoy working at a fast pace."

Tina is now thrilled to have not only a running companion but one she can
consistently trust with her life one step at a time.

"I just have the freedom to, if I decide I want to go running today I don't
have to wait for a person," she said. "I have trained with her to get ready
for the race and I feel more ready than I've ever felt."

Tina is a graduate of the Children's Center For The Visually Impaired and
will be running in the Trolley Run in Kansas City on Sunday.

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