[nagdu] Class Saturday+

[Cindy Ray]

tracy, how long will Jan be working with you there.

Cindy

On Nov 10, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Saturday, we went into NYC.  We drove in, so Krokus got practice in a car. We took the subway up to Columbus Circle, then walked past Central Park. Krokus was somewhat distracted by the carriage horses, but not the pigeons. We went into FAO Schwartz, a world-famous toy store.  Krokus tried to pick up a stuffed bird.  He is a retriever.  My classmate bought a present for someone, and I waited by an aisle while she paid.  Krokusgot lots of practice ignoring people passing by and saying how beautiful he is.
> Then we walked over to Grand Central Station.  We relieved the dogs at the curb, and Krokus peed as if he'd been beeing curbed every day of his life. In Grand Central, he picked up something someone had thrown down.  I took it away, but he got the idea that I can't stop him grabbing things, and has been on the lookout since.  Something to work on.  We took the shuttle back to Times Square, ate at a pizzeria, went to a souvenir shop, where Krokus tried to carry off another stuffed toy, and went to Cake Boss.  I got myself a lobster claw--pastry and cream--yum!  Then we went back to the car and back to Morristown.
> The City was crowded, as always.  Krokus did well.  He bumped me into some people, but Sue said some of them leapt out in front of us, not looking around them.
> Saturday evening,
> we had the clicker lecture.  We'd been using the clicker before to target some things, and the lecture explained the theory and practice.
> After park that night, we had a wine and Scrabble party late into the evening, a real blast.
> Sunday, not much, just walking the leisure path around the grounds a few times.
> And today I'm home!  I'm working now with Jan Abbot, who trained Krokus.  We worked around my neighborhood, targetting a couple crosswalk poles, crossing a funny intersection, and working a sidewalkless area. We went into a couple stores I use, so Krokus had a destination.  One of the owners said No Dogs. I think she didn't recognize me with a different color dog.  Very odd.
> Jan said that Krokus's brothers and sisters were either black or pumpkin-orange.  He's the only really yellow one.  He has gold eyes, which people say are unusual.
> He's being a very excitable puppy in his new place.  He's picking up everything he can, despite our efforts to puppy-proof.  He's very interested in my husband, who has animal magnetism.
> Ben was very excited to see me, and me him.  Now he's just wondering who this nut is with me.
> Tomorrow and Wednesday, Jan and I tackle Manhattan.
> 
> Tracy
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