[nagdu] Class Sunday

[margo and isis]

Tracy, sounds like you and Krokus are having a great time.  Congrats to
both of you.

Margo and Isis

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray via
nagdu
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 9:39 PM
To: Tracy Carcione; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Class Sunday

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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