[nagdu] Class Saturday+

[Tracy Carcione]

Jan will be working with me today and tomorrow, with Thursday as a 
possibility if we encounter problems.  I don't anticipate any major 
problems, though.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National 
Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Class Saturday+


> 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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