[NAGDU] My New Guide Dog!

[Rachel Grider]

Hello, (now fellow) guide dog users:

First of all, thank you for all your wonderful feedback so far. I will
definitely have more questions as I move along. For those of you who
have contacted me off-list, I will write to you soon--things are just
very busy here at the Seeing Eye! It is intense (and sometimes very
stressful) to learn a totally new travel technique, especially when it
is coupled with the usual dog maintenance and training. My mind is on
perpetual overload right now...

But I am sure you want to know about my dog! She is a little black lab
named Demi. She can guide at an extremely fast gait (which I love),
she is insanely intelligent, and she is quiet and not easily
distracted while still extremely enthusiastic when it is time to work.
She is also a total sweetheart. We are still working on coordination
while guiding, but when we are able to find the perfect balance, it is
the most wonderful feeling to basically fly down the street with her.

I will keep y'all posted!

Cheers!

Rachel