[nagdu] blazing trails with tails.

Darla Rogers djrogers0628 at gmail.com
Sun Jul 21 05:29:15 UTC 2013


Ah yes and a pub to drink off the frustration.
Darla & Huck


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Larry D. Keeler
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 11:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] blazing trails with tails.

And, you have more folks to goof off with! It takes the frustration out of
getting disoriented!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] blazing trails with tails.


> Right on, Cindy; wish some of you lived closer; there are many places 
> in the Kansas City Metro Area I have yet to explore, and if we get 
> lost there are more heads to get us found. <lol.
> Darla & Handsome, hard-working Huck
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:41 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] blazing trails with tails.
>
> Oh, I always enjoy exploration with another person or people. Two or 
> three heads are better than one, and you don't feel so lost if you are 
> lost with a batch of people.
>
> CL
>
> On Jul 20, 2013, at 9:36 PM, "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Cindy, its also fun to get a group of folks who want to learn to get
> around as well. Then, if you get lost it can be quite fun!
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] blazing trails with tails.
>>
>>
>>> It isn't always an option to get sighted help. There are times when 
>>> it is
> helpful, though, because they can more readily explain to you very 
> complicated intersections. The dog may learn it faster, too, if you 
> are able to pattern it without having to do multiple c hoice. But 
> still, the way I always learn new surroundings is start small and 
> gradually work my way to Point B from Point A. If I can get good 
> instructions, so much the better.
> Then, after I've learned the route I am using, I branch out to 
> something else. I did have someone come and help me in Leon a little 
> when I was in Leon, Iowa, because it was a little bit country there. I 
> did not do that here, except I was having problems with a new dog I 
> got once and so I had my rehab counselor come help me with it.
>>> Cindy
>>>
>>> On Jul 20, 2013, at 8:37 PM, "daniel" <gutz2020 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey guys, as yall know I'm going to be moving to a new town for 
>>>> college quite soon. While I was in training (I can't remember if it 
>>>> was an instructor or not) someone off-handedly said something like, 
>>>> always have a sighted person help you on a new route or 
>>>> something.I've always been a really independent person trying new 
>>>> routes and what not. I can understand getting some orientation help 
>>>> in a new place but for everything? How do yall feel about going new
> places without an advanced orientation session or such?
>>>> Do yall usually stick to a preplanned set of routes or do yall 
>>>> sometimes go new places just for the heck of it? I'm asking this 
>>>> from a dog users perspective, how does your dog react on a new 
>>>> route or a place, and especially if any of yall have moved to a new 
>>>> city or home, how did yall get used to the new surroundings?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
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