[nagdu] Test Walk?

Fri Feb 3 18:40:49 UTC 2012

Rebecca, I absolutely love my Trekker which is slowly self-destructing and 
I'm looking to replace it with something or other.  I am not negating the 
value of knowing street names etc, but simply stating that it isn't always 
necessary.

Doug: More than a DayTripper!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Test Walk?

> Absolutely.
> You can GPS a route which is what sighted people do.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of Doug Parisian
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:33 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Test Walk?
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> I differ as to the opinion that streets matter all that much.  I am a 
> wilful
> rover and often walk in places where I know none of the street names and
> have done such routes several times.  My cues as to where to turn come 
> from
> other environmental/orientation clues--traffic sounds, sidewalk and road
> condition and texture, surround consistent smells and sounds, time of day
> combined with direction of sun and/or wind, etc etc etc.
>
> Doug: I make this noise by rubbing my hind legs together.
>
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> From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:41 AM
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>
>> Sure, the streets matter!  Also, finding the bus and following your dogs
>> cues matter.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:55 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Test Walk?
>>
>>
>>> Do the streets matter or are you graded on how well you and your dog
>>> work?
>>> The way it's described here, it almost sounds like you're graded on your
>>> ability to follow a route, not to think and problem solve.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of loriandleo
>>> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 12:30 AM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Test Walk?
>>>
>>> Hi Nicole,
>>>
>>> Yes Pilot has a test walk or achievement walk that the student and dog
>>> must
>>> walkand pass at the end of training to be able to go home with your dog.
>>> The
>>> trainers will usually go over a  route that the student and dog have
>>> already
>>> walked the night before they actually will do the walk the next morning.
>>> After the trainer has gone over the route the student can study the 
>>> route
>>> that night so that the student is ready to do the walk the next morning.
>>> The
>>> walk starts at the school and the student and dog will walk the assigned
>>> route and walk to a certain bus  stop and catch a bus and take it
>>> downtown
>>> Columbus and get off at I think it's Long and High Street if I'm
>>> remembering
>>> right. So get off the bus at Long and High street turn left and walk 
>>> down
>>> High Street to the corner of Long Stree. Turn left and cross over High
>>> Street. Once you have crossed over high Street and made your way to the
>>> up
>>> curb turn left and walk down High Street. You'll have to cross over at
>>> least
>>> three streets and they are called State Street, Brodwayand I don't
>>> remember
>>> the other names of the Streets right off hand. Anyways you end up 
>>> walking
>>> back down high street and crossing  three streets or so and then making 
>>> a
>>> right turn into a certain store which I can't remember the name again
>>> since
>>> it's been so long since I've walked this route Anyways, once in the 
>>> store
>>> you have to purchase something then walk back out of the store and turn
>>> right walking back down High Street to the desanated bus stop and 
>>> waiting
>>> to
>>> catch a bus back to the school. Then you get off the bus  at the
>>> desanated
>>> bus stop and walk back to the school.
>>>
>>> The main thing the trainers want to see is that the handler and dog are
>>> safe
>>> when out walking.
>>>
>>> Those of you who went to Pilot can you fill in the names of the Streets 
>>> I
>>> missed or forgot.  It's been a long time since I've walk this route and
>>> now
>>> that I'm no longer with Pilot Dogs I forgot some of the names of the
>>> Streets.
>>> Take care.
>>>
>>> Lori and theGipper
>>>
>>>
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