[nagdu] perhaps it's all in the word

[Dan Weiner]

Well I have always theorized that "find the seat" might be confusing because
seat and sit sound similar but that's my own pet theory.

Dan 

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie via
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Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 3:50 PM
To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] perhaps it's all in the word

Hi!
This discovery is by no means scientific, even proven, but I have a sneaky
suspicion that I might just be on to something!

Jenny girl and I have had a bit of a hard time finding empty seats.  It is
not so good that she finds one every time, nor so bad that I have felt the
overwhelming need to do multiple training sessions on it.

Traditionally, I have used "Find a seat," and it's been hit or miss.  A
coworker mentioned yesterday that I might want to try "Find a chair."  At
first I thought it was a silly distinction, but decided to try it out today
at lunch.  Lo and behold... she found me an empty CHAIR at the table!

I decided to keep going with this.  She needed to relieve after I ate lunch,
so we went back to my desk so I could get my key card.  I told her to find
the chair, and she put her nose right on my desk chair, and then found the
post where I hang my coat.  We went outside, she did her business, and then
came back in

I tried again with "Find the chair" when we walked back into the office;
tried again when we walked into my boss' (empty) office, and even went into
another empty office to work on it.  Then we went back to my desk, where I
told her to find the chair.  Nose went on desk chair, tail wagged happily...

Methinks I will need to try this on the bus today!

Daryl
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