[nagdu] That AHA! moment arrived today!

[rhonda cruz]

 hello i am glad to hear that jenny is working well for you. i love those moments with our dogs. keep up the awesome work.

On Mar 3, 2014, at 7:56 AM, Daryl Marie wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> I have heard a lot of guide dog users describe the AHA! moment where the dog just gets it (whatever "it" happens to be).  Jenny and I had a walk full of AHA! moments on the way to work this morning.
> 
> First off, let me explain that Jenny is a good guide, but a bit too energetic at times.  I have previously described her scrounging, which is probably the one thing that has always driven be batty about her.
> 
> So, we started our walk to work with her reliving - getting straight to business, very little sniffing, staying close and just waiting for me to pick up (all stylin' in her purple PAWZ boots - another victory because she didn't fight me to wear them this morning).  It was -22 degrees Celsius (you calculate), light snow falling.  Jenny walked steady almost the entire way to work, only got ahead of me once and then stopped doing that; stopped at every curb; found the lightpole that is kind of annoying for her to get to if we want to cross the street straight across.
> 
> We crossed the street no problem, took the pathway further from the road (the one closer to the road is more direct, but it is narrower), she found me the bus stop (NO SCROUNGING like she usually tries), and waited patiently for the bus.  Was a little antsy to get on the bus, but didn't rush on, found me an empty seat (gain, no scrounging attempts). Got off the bus steadily and smoothly (NO RUSHING!), didn't try and pull an attitude when I took a little longer route to work, walked steady the whole way, missed to turn for work, but let me know... and even put her nose by the spot where I swipe my key card.
> 
> SO PROUD! AHA, Jenny, you go girl!
> 
> Proud Daryl and sleepy, well-behaved Jenny who has a nice clean doggie bed
> 
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