[nagdu] Test Walk?

[Tracy Carcione]

I like to wander about, too.  I just count streets.  I'm still not sure of
some of the street names in my neighborhood, and we've been here many
years.  They're just "4th street from the house", or whatever.  I've
gotten out the GPS to wander around the neighborhood occasionally, but the
names haven't really stuck with me.  And last time, the silly BrailleNote
crashed, as it often does, so I just left it off and finished my walk
without it.
I haven't really found GPS to be all that dependable.  Useful sometimes,
but not always reliable.
Tracy


> 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.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Test Walk?
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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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