[NAGDU] What's that in front of me?

[Caitlyn Furness]

If it did, the noise was covered up by the high winds.  I also had my hood up, and that blocks out some sound.  It was just too bloody cold not to have something on my head..

Caitlyn

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 8:11 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Caitlyn Furness via NAGDU
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 6:00 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furness at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] What's that in front of me?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> The really scarey/weird thing about that whole thing is that I am usually pretty environmentallIf you had seen it, you wouldn't have attempted the crossing. Didn't it make any noise? I always thought maybe they would.
> Cindy Lou Ray
> y aware, and can usually figure out what my dog is taking me around or distracting on, whichever the case, and I don’t have to touch it to know.  this time, I was completely flummoxed about why she was acting that way!!  sometimes, being totally blind is a God send, ‘cause I know if I’d of seen it, I’d have freaked!
> 
> Cait
> 
>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 6:44 PM, S L Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Caitlyn:
>> 
>> Oh, what a wonderful girl you have.  I am glad that Maggie kept both 
>> of you safe from that dangerous downed power line.  Oh, I agree, God 
>> Bless these wonderful dogs!
>> 
>> Sandra and Eva
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Caitlyn Furness via NAGDU
>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 4:05 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Cc: Caitlyn Furness
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] What's that in front of me?
>> 
>> Very cool, Vivianna!  Also very neat that the dog/obstacle was so 
>> nice!  I seldom run into nice dogs in my neighbourhood!
>> 
>> and, now, for my story..
>> 
>> We were having one of those days of high wind and severe cold.  I and 
>> the dog were bundled up to go to Walmart for something or other that 
>> was vital to get that particular day.
>> 
>> We have to cross at a t intersection to get to the WalMart driveway.  
>> As we were getting to the last section of road before the up curb, 
>> Maggie starts dancing around, snaking this way and that, etc.  This is 
>> not normal for her, so I of course followed her, but made 
>> uncomplimentary mutterings under my breath in regard to her dance 
>> moves.  We finally got to the up curb and this person came running up 
>> to us and grabbed my arm.  Apparently, there was a downed power line 
>> and Mags had gotten us around the thing, which was jumping all around, 
>> etc.  When we came out of Walmart some time later, they were still 
>> fixing it and we had to navigate around the hydro trucks out there on the way home, but the live wire had already been dealt with, thank God!!
>> 
>> Long live smart dogs!!
>> 
>> Caitlyn and Maggie
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> NAGDU mailing list
>> NAGDU at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/sljohnson25%40comca
>> st.net
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> NAGDU mailing list
>> NAGDU at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/caitlyn.furness%40g
>> mail.com
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> NAGDU mailing list
> NAGDU at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/cindyray%40gmail.com
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> NAGDU mailing list
> NAGDU at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/caitlyn.furness%40gmail.com