[nagdu] Update From VA

[rhonda cruz]

 hello jessica, i'm glad that you are doing well.
 good luck on the job urch.
 hugs.

On Jul 18, 2012, at 6:28 AM, Marsha Drenth wrote:

> Jessica,
> 
> Glad to hear from you. And Also glad to hear that all pups and people
> adjusted to the move. Good luck with your job search. What sort of work are
> you looking for? And what school did you get your pup from? I am curious if
> the stairs and escalator behavior you speak of, started at the school or was
> that something you taught your pup? Your pup is very smart. 
> 
> Keep us updated, we like to hear from you!
> 
> Marsha 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Jessica Diaz
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:47 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Update From VA
> 
> Hi Everyone
> 
> Forgive me for taking so long to write and will try to some up everything
> that has been going on in to one message. My move to VA back in April went
> smoothly. The dogs took time to adjust to each other but we got it worked
> out. I still am working with Saunders not to mount my hubbys dog and he is
> doing tons better. I started O&M and take my cane. Then a few days later I
> go back and work with the dog. It just works so much better for me because I
> must know everything around new areas that I will frequent. I feel I get
> that feedback better with a cane. We have taken the Metro a few times and
> Saunders does great. He does not like escalators and when I tell him to find
> it he takes me to the steps right next door. If there are no steps he will
> then take me a few feet in front of the escalator and stop. I think he is
> saying do we have to do this? In the Metro stations it is so much better to
> find escalators then elevators because they are centrally located. We will
> get better on those hopefully, though I need to remember to put on his shoes
> which I am bad about. I'm job searching and this last one was not in a safe
> area. I did not know about it until I stepped off the bus. Even though we
> crossed the same street a few times trying to find the building the company
> was in, Saunders did great and followed my instructions. He probably was
> thinking, mom you are totally lost. Last weekend he got his first amusement
> park experience in Ocean City MD. He does not like crowds and kept moving
> from one side of the board walk to the other trying to find a straight
> enough path. I was surprised about how good he was. With all those balls
> flying and games, I thought he would be nervous. The nervous part came on
> Fri. night when he saw me on a roller coaster. He began to bark and I knew
> it was him. I felt bad but I couldn't just jump off at 40 feet. When I got
> down he flew at me and I decided to let him spend the rest of the weekend in
> the hotel room. He loved it and was spread out on the bed on his blanket
> watching animal planet. Are anyone else's dogs sensitive? Mine hates it when
> I am in water and he cannot get to me. Also like at the park when he thinks
> I am in danger. Thanks for reading our adventures.
> 
> Jessica
> 
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