[nagdu] Bad weather and class

[Darla Rogers]

Finals make us do some strange things, Julie. <giggle>
	When it snowed in the Willamette Valley, Western Oregon University
sent people ho0me; I worked with my reader for a few hours and walked home.
Once I was across the one really busy street, it was no problem; I grew up
in snow and ice, so I respect it, especially after breaking my tailbone my
junior year walking home from the school bus.
Darla & handsome Huck


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie McGinnity
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 11:50 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bad weather and class

I agree that our dogs will adapt if necessary.  Even the most stubbern dogs
will do what is necessary, especially if we make it positive for them.

My last walk home from campus with my dog who is now retired was in the
middle of an ice storm.  I seriously doubt she encountered anything of the
like in training or with her puppy raisers.  It was quite dangerous to be
out, but she was so steady and took it all in stride.  A couple times I
slipped and had to grab onto her to keep from falling, and though I'm sure
she didn't appreciate it, she kept me up and helped me home.  All this to
say that our dogs do their best to work for us even if they don't quite know
how all the time.  But sometimes they have instincts that will help them
when walking on ice or snow.  Oh, and I do *not* recommend trying this out
with your dogs in an ice storm.  I was stupid not to try to get a ride home,
but it was finals week, and I was working with about two hours of sleep.  :)

On 2/14/14, Darla Rogers <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Laurie,
>
> 	Do most Leader Dogs get snow exposure during training?  I am sure 
> many puppies do but not sure about the dogs-in-training.
> Darla & Huggable Huck
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lori Dent
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 10:31 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bad weather and class
>
> Hi Raven,
>
> I'm glad you were able to catch on early to what your Golden  was 
> having issues with  while walking in the snow and was able to work the 
> problem out with your Golden guy and now he works fine in the snow. 
> Keep up the good work. Take care.
>
> Lori and theGipper
>
>
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--
Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National Federation
of the Blind performing arts division secretary, Missouri Association of
Guide dog Users President, and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008 "For
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who
believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life."
John 3:16

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