[nagdu] Drop-offs

[Lora]

Marty-
I think it depends on the trainer because I never had to do thatand I went
to class in July of last year.

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Marty Rahn <marty.rahn at juno.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> What AnnaLisa says is true about Leader.  When I went in June of last year
> to get Monty, we were dropped off in pairs to find our way back to the
> downtown training center toward the end of the last week of class.  They
> drop you off in an area where you've previously worked, so you have some
> familiarity with where you are.
> MartyWith Leader Dog Monty
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "AnnaLisa Anderson" <
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:51 PM
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> Hi Jenine and all,
>>
>> Some of the trainers at Leader do drop offs for the new students.  I think
>> they did in my team after we retrains, or whatever you call us, left.  I
>> believe if they're going to do it, it's something they do the very last
>> week
>> of class, and the students do it in pairs, as I understand it.  We didn't
>> have that in my first class there in 1991 though.  I think it depends on
>> the
>> training team.  I don't think they make it too difficult though, meaning
>> they are dropped off in a familiar area where they have worked before, and
>> they work their way back to the training center downtown.  I think they do
>> post trainers along the route back, but they keep their distance, however
>> they will help if you get in a real jam or if a problem comes up with the
>> dog or something.  Don't quote me on this, I've heard about it secondhand
>> from students who did have drop offs, and I'm probably not remembering it
>> accurately.  It's getting late too and my brain isn't functioning at full
>> capacity right now either. <smile>
>>
>> AnnaLisa and Sundance
>>
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Lora