[nagdu] Class Sunday

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Mon Nov 3 02:39:00 UTC 2014


This age is interesting. I had heard a while back they had moved back the age of sending out dogs at TSE, but lately it seems that the dogs are quite young again. Krokus is 21 months. I'm glad he is doing so well. He sounds absolutely adorable.

Cindy
 
On Nov 2, 2014, at 8:17 PM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Well, this is what happens to people who try to keep a journal in class;
> more often than not they get distracted.
> I found out Krokus's vital statistics.  He is 22.5 inches tall, 62 pounds,
> and was born on 2/14/13, my  Valentine's boy!  His mama was the golden. 
> He has gold eyes.
> Friday, we timed our afternoon trip to coincide with the time crowds of
> kids were trick-or-treating on the main street in our route.  Krokus did
> great!  He wasn't at all bothered by all the strange-looking people, and
> he worked me through the crowds very well, for a brand-new dog, only
> bumping me into a couple, and having to dodge people leaping about while
> he did it.  Good boy!
> Saturday, in the rain, we did the first solo.  At TSE, solo means working
> the route without the trainer's help unless you get really stuck. 
> Actually, I had a partner on the solo.  Krokus led me around a huge,
> ankle-deep puddle.  He took me around a fallen awning or barrier of some
> sort by an outdoor cafe, stopping to pick a flower off a bush while he did
> it.  He was distracted by a dog tied up outside Starbucks, but one
> correction got him back to business.  I was very pleased.  Then, near the
> end, I took a funny step on a crack and fell down.  Krokus licked my face
> while I was scrambling up.  I think soon he will realize that I'm
> something of a klutz.
> On a couple early routes, he has made
> small clearance erros, brushing my arm on a pole, but fixing it on the
> rework.  He's delightfully easy to correct.
> Today, we walked the leisure path on the TSE grounds a couple times. 
> First time through, he ran a small step, but we reworked it, and, next
> time out, he was very cautious.
> Tomorrow, we start the Elm Street route, wich is longer and more complex
> with traffic and crowds.
> We've had a couple traffic checks, starting Thursday afternoon, and he's
> done great.  TSE does an outstanding job with traffic training.  This
> week, we get at least one check from the hybrid vehicle.
> In our time off, he's really sweet and a joy
> to know.  If I sit on the floor, he will come over, put as much of
> himself into mylap as possible, and either roll on his back and chew his
> bone while I hold it, or, if he's tired, laye his head in my lap and take
> a nap.
> His favorite game is tug, and I'm teaching him "That's enough", for when
> I've had all the tugging I can deal with for a while.  I brought a couple
> toys with me, but I should have brought something sturdier.
> We've done obedience with an animated toy and with food.  Sue threw a
> pretzel right at Krokus's feet, and offered him another, pretending to be
> a friendly stranger, but he wouldn't go for it.  However, at other times
> in the dining room he has lunged for dropped food, so we'll keep working
> on that.
> Oh, and he doesn't mind the gentle leader one bit.
> At first, it was hard to get him to settle, but now he will curl up on my
> feet without much prompting to lie down.
> He is a lovely dog.
> Tracy
> 
> 
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