[NAGDU] My new Seeing Eye Dog Ortiz

[Brenda]

Hello List

I enjoy reading posts but usually don't post because I'm not on my pc 
much and still adjusting to a new screen reader in the absence of Window 
Eyes, and I don't like dictating  emails on my iPhone. Additionally, 
there was holidays, then preparing for class, going to class and 
returning home and adjusting to my new life with my awesome Seeingeye 
Dog Ortiz.

I was a first-time handler in the February class at the Seeing eye. I 
was concerned that snow would cause plane delays arriving or returning 
and that class would be piled with snow.  We did have snow, but we had a 
sample of all four seasons.

On Dog Day, we did not go on the usual first walk in town due to the 
icey-snowy conditions, but that was the worst of it. I think the March 
class had it worse than we did.

My dog Ortiz is a yellow lab-golden back cross (3/4 lab, 1/4 goldin I 
think). He is a sweetheart, and his work is excellent. The folks at TSE 
did an excellent job in matching me with Ortiz. The Seeing Eye is an 
excellent school.  I was concerned that I would gain a lot of weight due 
to the delicious food, but I have actually lost a couple pounds. Walking 
is so much more relaxing and fluid (even in the cold) with a dog instead 
of a cane.

Brenda from Ashtabula
and my Awesome Seeing eye Dog Ortiz