[nagdu] Trinity

[Marsha Drenth]

Danielle,
Sounds like you all are off to a great start. Thanks for the update, please keep them coming. 

And Howdy from a neighboring state, I'm just north of Philadelphia! 

Also did you pick the pups name? Its interesting and unusual, but very nice. 

Marsha drenth  
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On Aug 11, 2013, at 10:33 PM, Danielle Larsen <dnlarsen75 at gmail.com> 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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