[NAGDU] guide dogs and unfamiliar routes

[Julie J.]

Yes, I work my dogs in unfamiliar areas, sometimes in other cities.  They do 
fine.  Usually there is some oddity they have never seen before and they 
don't always get it perfect the first time, but close enough.  For example 
there is a city about an hour away where the downtown sidewalks are huge, 
like 20 feet or more.  Monty walks right down the middle, but then gets a 
little confused about where to line up for the street crossing.  Jetta 
likes the left edge so I need to remind her to keep right.  There are other 
small bumps that we encounter, but nothing that seriously impacts our safety 
or causes huge delays.

Julie
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