[nagdu] My new dog

[sblanjones11]

Dear Ted,
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW LIFE WITH YOUR NEW DOG!

Know that he will try things with you he didn't get away with in school.
This is normal, but stay on top of it, especially the sniffing.
You might try having family and friends help you with the
jumping/overexuberance.  Have them come near and make over your dog.  when
he starts getting excited or jumping, they take hands off and turn their
backs.
He will learn.

Lots of things you haven't done before seem harder in anticipation.  But
when you actually try them, they will work out fine.

All the best to you both!
Susan & Rhoda
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Ted Shelly
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:54 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] My new dog

Hello all,

I have been home just over a week now with my new guide, Cruz, from the GDB
Oregon campus.  Cruz is a beautiful yellow lab and an excellent (though not
perfect!) guide.  He is undoubtedly a perfect companion and we are getting
on very, very well.  He is my first guide and I'm very happy to have him.

I've been taking him all over town and he does great, but has a tendency to
get distracted and start sniffing around.  He is also very fond of everyone
and is all to ready to jump all over people given half a chance.  But those
are pretty minor things, at least to me, and in general his guide work is
very good.

Our next big challenge will be a trip into New York City, as I live nearby.
I have a couple of concerns on that - getting him through subway turnstiles
and also finding a reasonable place to relieve him.  If there are any New
Yorkers out there who might have suggestions I would be grateful.

Ted

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