[nagdu] Class Monday and age

Tue Nov 4 02:01:24 UTC 2014

How long have you had this dog now? You are bringing back fond memories of
when I got Kyro. How do you like to new room setup and CA control? Also,
have they changed the common lounge? I thaguht they were going to do
something different with it. 

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray via
nagdu
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 9:58 AM
To: Tracy Carcione; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Class Monday and age

I like the idea of the shuttle. That has to be a great change, though the
lounge downtown is so much nicer than the old lounge. Still, it makes the
day more bearable. *wink
Good for Krokus.
Cindy

On Nov 3, 2014, at 8:51 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> The dogs in this class seem to be between 20-24 months old.  2 are having
> their 2nd birthday today.
> 
> Today we started the Elm Street route, which is longer and busier.  We
> worked past a staff member standing on the sidewalk saying "Ooo, what a
> beautiful dog!"  We got a traffic check from the hybrid.  We worked
> through an area with trees in the middle of the sidewalk, and past a man
> working up a ladder.  He must be having a worrisome day, with several
> teams of new dogs going around him.  We passed a barking dog.  Krokus did
> well with all these things, only needing verbal corrections.
> We start working with the clicker this morning.
> Last week, Friday I think, we started something TSE does I really
> like--the shuttle.  Sue tells us which shuttle we're taking; we go down
> when it's our time, get driven over to the downtown lounge, do our route,
> and wait a few minutes afterwards for our shuttle back.  No more endless
> waiting downtown.
> Tracy
> 
>> 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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