[nagdu] blazing trails with tails.

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Sun Jul 21 11:04:50 UTC 2013


I used to be in Lawrence; then I moved up here, but I went to seminary in Kansas City. Too bad I didn't know about you. LOL. Didn't do much exploring then, sad to say. Partly this was because I was a commuter student and spent half the week here and half in Kansas City.
CL
On Jul 20, 2013, at 10:39 PM, "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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> 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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