[nagdu] Trinity

[Howard J. Levine]

That is great and just know that god has a hand in it good luck from Howard
and Rhett yellow lab with big tail.

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of rhonda cruz
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 11:58 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Trinity

 hello glad to hear that you are doing well.
 it sounds like you are having a lot of fun with oner training.
 good luck on your journey,

On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Danielle Larsen wrote:

> Hi Everyone!
> 
> So, I post pretty sparingly on this, and any list, but I wanted to 
> take a second to give you all an update on some things.
> I have been working with an incredible dog, Trinity, owner training 
> her as my guide dog. sheis the first dog that I have owner trained. We 
> are still working out some kinks but she is doing an exceptional job 
> for what i need her to do!
> 
> Trinity is a little older, but that hasn't stopped her from being 
> interested or enthusiastic about her work. She just turned 3 on July 
> 7th. I adopted her from a rescue group here in New Jersey. She adores 
> working, and wags her whole body from head to tail when she sees her 
> harness. She is a dedicated worker and puts her heart and soul into 
> it. She definitely has a lot of fine tuning left but the skills she 
> needs to develop are skills I strongly believe she will improve with time.
I am confident in her success!
> 
> Trinity and I are also raining a Seeing Eye puppy, who is due to go 
> back on August 26th for formal harness training. (For confidentiality 
> of TSE purposes we will call her D-Mess). D Mess is a golden lab cross 
> who is just over a year old. She is so ready to return to TSE and 
> although we will miss her tremendously I am excited for her new
adventuers.
> 
> Once D Mess goes back I will have a little more free hands to focus on 
> wrapping up Trinity's training. It worked out that Trinity and D Mess 
> were both at the same socialization phases together and I took them 
> both everywhere with me. My girls both go to work, run errands and are 
> overall always together. I make time each day for Trinity's harness 
> training, time for D Mess to practice skills etc. Trinity has spent a 
> lot of time on leash to ensure that we are very bonded, whch has 
> worked well. We are co raising D Mess with another raiser as well, 
> which helps free up some hands also
> 
> My girls have  both been getting what they need, and are learning 
> fast! Its hard to believe at the beginning of this year owner training 
> was a hope of mine and now it's turning otu to be the best decision of 
> my life. Trinity is tan black and white, with big eyes. She's short, with
a narrow chest.
> she is a mix between a lab, shepherd with a little bit of beagle. She 
> has got the loyalty and caring heart of a beagle, with teh shepherd 
> drive, and the lab flexibility and love for life. This combination has 
> made her an incredible guide and I am lucky to have her every single day!
> 
> She knows all of her obedience, forward, left, right, how to walk 
> faster and slower, leave it (usually). She does well with obstacle 
> clearance btu we need a little mroe time working with overhanging 
> objects, stopping before going upstairs (we got stopping before downstairs
though lol).
> Country work is another area where we are still working, but I think 
> that will come with experience etc. We are getting to knwo each other 
> and understand each of our needs. As we do this is getting better and
better!
> 
> Trinity is sensitive and has a hard time with very harsh corrections. 
> She does well being trained on praise, but we like to use a clicker 
> coupled with a lickity stick for extra fun :)
> 
> Anyway, I"m sure that this rant was rather lengthy, but that's whats 
> up here in a nut shell :)
> 
> Hope you all are doing well. Hugs to your four legged friends
> 
> Danielle, Trinity, and D-mess.
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