[nagdu] my day from yesterday

[Lyn Gwizdak]

At TSE, if the trainers feel you are using your vision to counteract the dog 
or confuse the dog, you get to work in sleepshades.  If that doesn't help, 
then they send you home without a dog until your vision is reduced enough to 
not interfere with the dog.  Then you are welcome to reapply.

Lyn and Landon
"Education creates tolerance towards diversity."
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ramona Davidson" <ramonadavidson88 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] my day from yesterday


> and this is exactly why most schools willl not give you a dog if you
> have that much remaining vision, your confusing your dog. not his
> falt.
>
> On 11/9/12, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> I admire you for getting out there for a walk with sleep shades.
>> It has to be hard when you can see and then you don't.
>> Please don't give up, we are hear for you.
>> I know Franklin will keep you safe when he realizes you can't see any 
>> more.
>> Wishing you the best.
>> Original message:
>>> Also posted as a FB status
>>
>>> Okay so yesterday I worked Franklin under sleepshade, which is wearing a
>>> mask that completely takes away any usable  vision one has.
>>
>>> My friend mindy was with us the whole time, and didn't really say
>>> anything unless it was life or death.
>>> First off I did this because my usable vision is getting worse with in 6
>>> months its gone from 20/200 to 20/350   which  is really bad. I'm seeing
>>> clouds from my one  eye.
>>
>>> A good  examniple   is when I was in the BX on base a few weeks ago- I
>>> lost sight of dad  and told Franklin to find him, Franklin took me to
>>> him, I looked at him and didn't recognize him at all, went on to try and
>>> find him again.  told Franklin to find him again and took me back to the
>>> same guy, this time I recognized him. \
>>
>>> So back to sleepshade work, mainly Franklin didn't stop for the up
>>> curbs, since when i work him  with vision he does a slight  pause, so
>>> tripped over every up curb,  after about 2 good corrections   he started
>>> stopping for the up curbs. He did stop for every down curb.
>>
>>> When we first started without usable vision I was  rather disorientated,
>>> So we crossed the street in front of my apartment conplex. didn't even
>>> know it at all. Until I felt grass under foot, asked Mindy and she told
>>> me yeah we crossed the street. Though franklin did pause in the middle
>>> of the none busy street.
>>
>>> So we continued  to walk, ending up in the parking lot of the Grosery
>>> store,, my foot hit a random box, and then Franklin at full speed went
>>> over a up curb my foot hit it, made him rework it.
>>> Got going again, and walked pass the grosery,  then pass a few more
>>> store, and came to a side street, heard to cars Franklin didn't move for
>>> 3 forward commands. Finally got him moving and  we moved quick and
>>> tripped on up curb.
>>> Now we're in the parking lot of the auto parts store, Franklin goes over
>>> left to get on the sidewalk, then we go to the main sidewalk and I can
>>> hear the cars what sounds like inches away from me.
>>> Again we conintue down the sidewalk  and then we think about food,
>>> hey we're out and its a excuse to get food!
>>> So we go into Zaxby's - I do love Zaxby's.
>>> once done, we head back out to walk back. everything goes well until the
>>> 4way intersection , 2 lanes ----
>>> Mindy hits the button for the lights, we, she crosses, I don't hear her
>>> move at all, trying to listen for traffic. Franklin and me stand there
>>> for 2 cycles , giving him the forward command 3 times, no moving at all,
>>> trafffic going the way we need. So finally mindy calls  and tells me we
>>> missed 2 times  we could have crossed.
>>> So hit the button for the light again, I know why  some totals want the
>>> APS.
>>> Finally got Franklin moving into crossing, mindy on phone, I know
>>> stupid, Franklin walked out of cross walk, got him over right, him
>>> trying to go through a waiting car.
>>
>>> got to the sidewalk safely a little shaken.....
>>
>>> Rest of the walk home was fine, besides 3 police cars boxxing in one car
>>> and guy- wonder what it was?
>>
>>> But yeah that was yesterday
>>
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