[nagdu] Countdown to NYC - 7 weeks!!!

[Daryl Marie]

hey, Gary!

I have had good flights with Jenny and bad flights with Jenny.  Good ones have been on bigger planes, and the worst have been on smaller planes.  Thankfully she doesn't whine, but I think it's the noise that bothers her more than the motion.

I also wanted to purchase the Mutt Muffs for things like hockey games, where Jenny is totally fine, except when the home team scores; she doesn't like the horn.  I figure if we can go mroe places and she can be happy and quiet while I enjoy a flight, a concert, a hockey game, it's money well spent!

I will be working with her using them at home for a couple of weeks, but then we will go to a concert to try them out!

I will definitely post to the list and let you know how they work... also I think Aleeha has them, maybe others.

Daryl
----- Original Message -----
From: GARY STEEVES <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca>
To: Tami Jarvis <tami at poodlemutt.com>
Cc: Daryl Marie <crazymusician at shaw.ca>, NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:22:29 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Countdown to NYC - 7 weeks!!!



Hi Daryl:

Soooo cool, your up coming trip. Bogart doesn't often go on holicays with me but he's been on many business trips and  for me, the biggest stressor is finding a place for him to do his business. He is a poodle so rarely will do his business on  pavement (unless it is snow covered) However, it always works out fine.

Please tell me how those mutt muffs work. Really considering them for bogart since he might be able then to attend my bands gig if leaving him at home isn't going to work. I told my vet about them and she was intrigued because her dog hates fireworks.

Why are you using them for the flight? Have you had issues before?

Cheers
Gary

----- Original Message -----
From: Tami Jarvis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: Daryl Marie <crazymusician at shaw.ca>, NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:32:25 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Countdown to NYC - 7 weeks!!!

Daryl,

GLowing green with envy over here. What fun you shall have!

I know what you mean about totally stressing about the dog and imagining 
all the terrible things a dog can get up to on a trip... I still have 
trauma from Mitzi's imaginary doings from her training and early career. 
Most of them never happened, and the one problem we ran into and had to 
spend a lot of time fixing took me totally by surprise.

The bright side is that you have time to refine and practice for things 
while they are worrying you. You may or may not actually need to 
practice and refine, but you'll feel prepared. /smile/

Happy travels!

Tami

On 11/13/2014 08:06 AM, Daryl Marie via nagdu wrote:
> Well, as of yesterday, we will be leaving for NYC in seven weeks!  After paying for the most important (read: expensive) portion of our trip - flights and B&B - we're getting things straightened out, like groupons for food, tour passes, etc.  Last week I bought Jenny's MuttMuffs for the flight, booked our transportation from the airport, etc.
>
> Now that it feels real, I am excited and terrified!  I know that jenny will do fine, but I have horrible fears of a guide dog trip from hell - what if she won't relieve on concrete? What if she gets distracted by another dog?  Tries to pick up popcorn on the floor at MSG?
>
> ACK!!!!!!!
>
> My head knows I am totally over-reacting, but...
>
> I guess I just need some encouragement that we will be fine, and if we're not we'll get through it like everything else.
>
> Panicked Daryl and sleepy Jenny
>
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