<html><head><base href="x-msg://429/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">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<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">nancy Lynn via NFBNJ-Seniors <<a href="mailto:nfbnj-seniors@nfbnet.org">nfbnj-seniors@nfbnet.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>NFBNJ-Seniors] Meet one of the first guide dogs specifically trained for runners</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">April 26, 2017 1:03:37 PM CDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"nfbmo list" <<a href="mailto:nfbmo@nfbnet.org">nfbmo@nfbnet.org</a>>, "NFBC List" <<a href="mailto:nfbc-info@nfbnet.org">nfbc-info@nfbnet.org</a>>, "Seniors" <<a href="mailto:NFBNJ-Seniors@nfbnet.org">NFBNJ-Seniors@nfbnet.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">nancy Lynn <<a href="mailto:seabreeze.stl@gmail.com">seabreeze.stl@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">NFB of New Jersey Seniors Division Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nfbnj-seniors@nfbnet.org">nfbnj-seniors@nfbnet.org</a>><br></span></div><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" dir="ltr" link="#0563c1" bgcolor="white" vlink="#954f72"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; display: inline; "><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><div style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; display: inline; "><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Meet one of the first guide dogs specifically trained for runners</span></b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Article Link:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.kshb.com?p=eyJzIjoiQjZnV3dvNXI0eGVQbmc2NkJGb1g2eWl1OExBIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmtzaGIuY29tXFxcL25ld3NcXFwvc3RhdGVcXFwva2Fuc2FzXFxcL21lZXQtb25lLW9mLXRoZS1maXJzdC1ndWlkZS1kb2dzLXNwZWNpZmljYWxseS10cmFpbmVkLWZvci1ydW5uZXJzXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiOGFiZDFjN2M5NjkzNDIxNDk2NjAwNWM5NGVmYWJlYzFcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJkOGE5MDJmMjAzM2NlZGE2NjVjMjE0ZTAyYzAyMTU4MDlmMjJiM2QwXCJdfSJ9" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.kshb.com/news/state/kansas/meet-one-of-the-first-guide-dogs-specifically-trained-for-runners</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">"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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">"Since she's specifically trained to do that I feel really safe with her, said Jinkens.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Her new companion is Clara, a two-year-old black lab.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">"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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Tina and Clara run three to four miles a day and always keep their route simple.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">"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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.guidingeyes.org?p=eyJzIjoiS3ZUbnBsTndXTXh2Tl8zZHhYbkZRZDE3TENJIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5ndWlkaW5nZXllcy5vcmdcXFwvYWJvdXQtdXNcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiOGFiZDFjN2M5NjkzNDIxNDk2NjAwNWM5NGVmYWJlYzFcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJhMWU1NGU1ZmI0Yjk5ODBhYjE0NDI0MTk4MDI2MjUzZmUwNzJmYzQ4XCJdfSJ9" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; ">Guiding Eyes For The Blind</a>, out of New York state.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">"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."<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">"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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from https://mandrillapp.com/track/open.php?u=30489975&id=8abd1c7c96934214966005c94efabec1"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>NFBNJ-Seniors mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFBNJ-Seniors@nfbnet.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; ">NFBNJ-Seniors@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; ">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBNJ-Seniors:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org/diannehemphill%40cox.net" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; ">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org/diannehemphill%40cox.net</a></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>