[nagdu] My new boy!

[Nicole B. Torcolini]

Wow, 18 months?  Lexia was 21 months when I received her; not to mention 
that she was a pass back.  Lots of black labs these days.  Which school did 
you get your first dog from?  I don't know whether or not you can fix the 
flop for a belly rub thing.  Lexia does it.  I used to try to discourage it, 
but I have given in.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ioana Gandrabur" <igandrabur at gmx.de>
To: "NFBnet NAGDU Mailing List" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 5:48 PM
Subject: [nagdu] My new boy!


> Hi all,
>
> I have a moment in this crazy schedule so I thought I'd tell you a bit 
> about my new dog and first impressions of training here.
>
> His name is Loyal and he's a 75 pound black lab 25 inches tall at the 
> shoulders. About the same as my first guide. In fact my sister saw a 
> picture and she things she might confuse them often. Should be fun for me 
> to try and make sure who's in harness when I come home.
>
> We are still learning to communicate but I feel he is very willing to 
> please and support can get him a long way. In fact I do believe that most 
> errors are happening because of miscommunication. He's 18 months old so 
> that also makes a difference. And when he knows what to do he's very 
> precise.
> Great fast pace and lighter pull than Adrian. All in all I am very happy. 
> Kind of on the lookout to see when he'll beginn to test me.
> Other than work he's a big Teddy bear. I have to refrain from patting him 
> in official settings because he'll flop for a belly rub harness and all. 
> Very cute but not quite what is appropriate at times. Also  he wines 
> something awful when I prepare food. One should think his heart is braking 
> in despair at my slowness. I am ignoring him for now but if it gets worse 
> I'll try to get him to stop by interrrupting the preparations as long as 
> he is crying. I think it would be too cruel though so if he does not wine 
> when on the job I might let it pass. we'll see how things go.
>
> The 2 week program feels good so far. Small classes are nice and we 
> progress fast from one route to an other. I will however only know if two 
> weeks are enough when I see how I feel at the end.
>
>
> That's it from GDB training marathon!
>
> All the best to you and your puppies,
>
> Ioana and Loyal
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