[nagdu] Trinity

[Danielle Larsen]

Hey Marsha!! Nice to stumble upon a neighbor :). Trinity is the name that she had in the shelter; they carried that through when they brought her to New Jersey,and I loved how unique it was and decided to keep it. It fits with D-Mess's real name In a cool way too sod. That was fun

So I guess I didn't pick it but I sort of did, because I could have changed it and decided I liked it :) 

-Danielle trinity and D-Meas

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On Aug 12, 2013, at 9:50 AM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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  
> Sent with my IPhone 
> 
> 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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