[nagdu] a very bad day and seeking suggestion

[Nicole Torcolini]

How were you feeling and acting through all of this? If you were frustrated,
Dallas probably picked up on it, and it did not help. Also, although I don't
like doing this, it never hurts to tote along the old folding cane and just
heel your dog.

Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aleeha Dudley via
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Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 6:43 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] a very bad day and seeking suggestion

Good evening fellow doggy directors, (ah, playing with words is quite fun)
     Today was not a very good day for me and my little Dallas boy. It was
quite rainy here in Ohio and we needed, absolutely needed, to get to a
meeting by 1 PM. I left in plenty of time to get there, but we had a lot of
trouble along the way. Dallas was very slow, not wanting to move hardly at
all. It got worse as the rain got heavier. Soon, it was pouring and we
needed to get out of the rain. He just kept slowing down. He refused to walk
through puddles or on wet leaves. He didn't want to listen to me at all.
Finally, soaked and low-spirited, we arrived at the library, where Dallas
proceeded to ignore my instructions and walk around aimlessly, like he knew
where he was going. He did not, but I finally managed to get him to an
elevator.
While sitting waiting on my fellow meeting attendees to arrive, Dallas
whined and shifted restlessly, but I knew that he didn't need to relieve as
he had just done so. When we left the meeting, Dallas absolutely refused to
listen to my command to find outside. He danced through the tables at the
café, turned us completely around, but did not want to walk back outside,
despite my constant guiding toward the door. I knew nearly exactly where the
door was, but Dallas kept veering away from it. This also happened in the
student center last night. Both places are fairly open and are not mere
hallways. They also have a lot of noise and people, so I really don't know
what to do to try to fix this. Finally, on the way home, Dallas seemed to
balk at walking through a long stretch of sidewalk covered in wet leaves.
Any suggestions as to how to improve any of this would be greatly
appreciated. I am not looking forward to repeating this adventure tomorrow
morning as well on my way to and from an appointment.
Aleeha and sweet Dallas

--
Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Yellow Labrador Dallas Vice President, Ohio
Association of Blind Students
Email: blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com
Follow me on Twitter at @blindcowgirl199

The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears.
- Arabian Proverb

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