[NAGDU] New routine!

[Lisa]

Hi Daryl,

Some days, I  can't go out much due to my health issues. Apart from playing 
or free running, I teach Taylor new tasks in the house. We started with the 
simple command "Bring!" and then extended this so he can distinguish a few 
objects. Like "Bring the socks!" or "Bring the bottle!".
A friend of mine taught her guide dog a bit of dog dancing to keep him 
occupied. She started by standing upright and teach the dog to walk around 
you on the right side, then on the left side, while each side of course has 
a command. Unfortunately, these are the only moves that I kept in mind but 
google might help you there. ;-)
There's also a game where the dog learns to find one certain tea bag in 
between a pile of different flavoured ones by remembering the particular 
smell.
Currently, I'm thinking of teaching Taylor to help me unload the washing 
machine.
All these tasks have nothing to do with guidework but they at least keep the 
dog's brain working. :-)

I hope both you and Jenny find ways to keep yourselves busy!

Lisa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Marie via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Daryl Marie" <crazymusician at shaw.ca>
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 4:56 PM
Subject: [NAGDU] New routine!


> Hi, everyone!
>
> I've written before about my employment situation... and it has once again 
> changed. I received a lay-off notification yesterday, and my last day will 
> be Dec 31.
> I am in NO WAY sad to see this job go.  But unemployment stresses me out. 
> The irony is, I think once this monkey's off my back, Jenny will be less 
> stressed overall as well.
>
> But Jenny in particular thrives on routine. Last time I got a lay-off 
> notice, the transition period was short and sweet, and occurred in the 
> summer. Now that it's winter (and therefore cold and snowy), walking 
> outside for extended periods doesn't sound like fun.  I have a couple 
> interviews, but am at a bit of a loss as to what to do to keep both myself 
> and my dog occupied. There's a local mall nearby that I can use to work on 
> training and targeting and all of that, but there's only so much of that I 
> can do before getting bored or boring my dog, and the closest bigger malls 
> are ones I hate going to or are across really REALLY busy intersections 
> with short lights that sighted people hate crossing.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Daryl
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