[NAGDU] My new Seeing Eye Dog Ortiz

[Brenda]

Actually, at the end of class the vets scale said 61.7 and the scale in the dorm said 60.9. I had him wait at my vet when I got home and he was 61.8. The vets at school said don’t let him get any heavier than 63 and the instructor said he looked good.
Brenda and the awesome Ortiz

Dictated and sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 5, 2018, at 3:27 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Cool!  Big, skinny puppy!
> Tracy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brenda via NAGDU
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2018 3:10 PM
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> Cc: Brenda
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] My new Seeing Eye Dog Ortiz
> 
> Indeed, Ortiz is the big puppy. He is 24 inches high and 60 pounds. Mary got
> to do a meet and greet and it is neat that I got to meet the person who name
> to my awesome Ortiz.
> Brenda & ortiz
> 
> Dictated and sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 5, 2018, at 2:58 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Brenda.
>> Is that the famous Ortiz, aka Big Puppy, named for David Ortiz of the 
>> Red Sox?  What a fine name!
>> Glad everything is going well.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brenda via 
>> NAGDU
>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2018 2:55 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Cc: Brenda
>> Subject: [NAGDU] My new Seeing Eye Dog Ortiz
>> 
>> 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
>> 
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