[nagdu] Update.

[Cindy Ray]

Deanna, congratulations. I hope you have a lot of long, happy trails
together.
Cindy


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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deanna Lewis via
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Sent: Monday, April 6, 2015 10:00 AM
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Hi all,
I just finished training with my new guide dog at Guide Dogs for the Blind
in San Rafael, California! It was a great training experience and I was very
pleased with the 2 week program. One of the students in my class was getting
her first dog, and she needs a little bit or extra work, so our trainer is
going to visit her in a few weeks. So, it's nice to know that if you need a
little extra work when you get home, that GDB is able to provide it. There
were a total of 6 students in my class, and we were paired with another
student with a similar lifestyle. We worked with two instructors, one who
has been an instructor for 20 years and another who was an apprentice. It
was nice to have all of the support and help from both instructors. The
second week was all about customization, so I got to work on all of the
things I wanted to. We walked in areas very similar to my home environment.
I received a 20 month old, male yellow lab, named Mambo! He is 22 inches
tall and weighs 65 lbs. He is very sweet and such a great worker. He does
not get easily distracted by other dogs, people or food (knock on wood). I
am so happy with him! We just arrived home last night and started right back
to work this morning. I had to get up at 5:30 AM Eastern time, but my body
is still on California time, so it felt like 2:30 AM. An afternoon nap
sounds very appealing, LOL.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Deanna, Mambo, and retired Pascal

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