[nagdu] My dog blog

Wed Jun 4 16:24:43 UTC 2014

Oh gosh, this blog takes me back 2 years. I'll never forget my first
day with the Golden Guy. I almost cried out of sheer frustration. That
whole first week, he was incredibly stubborn at the most inconvenient
times. In harness, he was perfect, but on-leash out and about, he
wouldn't stay down, wouldn't sit, kept jumping up, especially when he
saw his trainer, would bark and growl and try to play with other dogs.
Man! I too had the problem of getting him to stay laying down during
meals; I thought I would never finish our first meal together. If I
was as proficient in dog training then as I am now, I truly believe
that day would have been a million times better. It's hard to think
that the dog who appeared to me as a stubborn son-of-a-gun is truly an
easy to train, incredibly obedient, and eager to please creature who
is stubborn at the right times in all the right ways. Those first few
days, I almost asked the class supervisor where the heck they put the
golden retriever they promised me, but I saw the good-natured,
laid-back golden shine through at the end of that first week.
Good to see that your training is going well, and I wish you and Bill success.

On 6/4/14, Kathy Davis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Julie,
> 	I so enjoyed reading your account of the goings on with you and Bill
> there at Guiding Eyes. I am relatively new to the list but have been active
> in NAGDU and FLAGDU for many years.
> 	I too was rather taken aback when I received my last dog, Wade, from
> the Seeing Eye. Wade is a big handsome black Lab and he is much taller than
> my previous dogs. After trying several things to begin to feel right
> working
> with Wade considering his height, we finally decided to use a harness with
> a
> shorter handle. That did the trick as the standard size harness handle just
> made me feel so awkward and as you said...the harness was up in the air
> instead of leaning back in my hand near my left hip as should be the case.
> 	I will look forward to reading more from the happenings of you and
> Bill. By the way, my daddy's name was Bill and he was terrific.
>
> Take care,
>
> Kathy Davis and Wonderful Wade
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie McGinnity
> via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:55 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] My dog blog
>
> Hi friends,
>
> I am currently training with my second guide dog.  To document my training
> and share my experiences with my family and friends, I created a wordpress
> blog.  I'm hoping the blog will live on even after my training, but for
> now,
> I have recorded my adventures so far at Guiding Eyes for the Blind.  In
> case
> any of you are interested, I'll post the link below.  The entries are in
> order on the page from most recent to earliest, and there are three entries
> so far.  I am having a great time here!
>
> http://adivaandherdog.wordpress.com/
>
> --
> 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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Raven