[NAGDU] I did it

[Cindy Ray]

Fisher will be eleven in July, and I hadn't used him since October, 2015.
.
Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com


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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vivianna via NAGDU
Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2017 8:59 PM
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Cc: Vivianna <irishana at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] I did it

Cindy,
that’s so neat.  how old is he again?  
Good boy!

Vivianna

> On Apr 6, 2017, at 2:00 PM, S L Johnson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Cindy:
> 
> That is wonderful.  I am sure that you and Fisher will enjoy the 
> occasional trip together.
> 
> Sandra
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cindy Ray via NAGDU
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2017 12:01 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Cindy Ray
> Subject: [NAGDU] I did it
> 
> As many of you know, I've been considering taking Fisher out of 
> retirement and using him on a limited basis, but I hadn't gotten to it 
> yet. I've been doing routine and regular obedience with him though, 
> and he has responded to it well.
> 
> 
> 
> Today things changed. We had tree groomers out in front of our house 
> with a bucket truck and saws and what have you. I needed to go to the 
> dentist, and large, noisy vehicles are a struggle for me. I told my 
> husband I was thinking of taking Fisher, and he said he kind of 
> wondered about it. When I got out the harness, Fisher walked right 
> into it. He was excited and flew down the driveway. I wanted him to 
> cross at the end of the driveway to avoid the work going on. At first 
> he tried to turn left to go on the regular walk we used to take, then 
> right to go toward some of the places we often go. I finally got him 
> to cross straight. We turned right and went to the corner; then he 
> turned left before I was fully aware wee were at the corner. There was 
> a car parked on the walk running; no hesitation about whipping around 
> that car. At the corner he was more than ready to turn right. We went 
> right to the dentist's office door, and Fisher was so proud to have done it. He was quiet and reserved as he has always been when we were on such an errand.
> 
> 
> 
> On the way home, when we were almost to the corner, I told him right. 
> The work was still going on at the corner. We walked down the street, 
> and I told him left left, and soon he made a left turn and crossed 
> right at my driveway. He was a happy, happy dog, and I was pretty pleased myself.
> 
> 
> 
> Sorry for long.
> 
> Cindy Lou Ray
> 
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