[NAGDU] unfamiliar places

[Vivianna]

Oh, yes, i go exploring new places all the time. Especially now that we have all of this awesome GPS stuff available. I just put BlindSquare in my ear and, off i go. 
I recently moved to a completely different city and, i have been exploring a lot with my 11 month old pup in training. I think it helps our teamwork a ton. For example, yesterday, i wanted to go, right, but, there was not a sidewalk there. I give the command, right, my pup looks over there but refuses to go. I give the, Right, again. She still won’t go. I turn around and try a few, lefts, for a couple feet. nope, still no go. OK, i figure there’s no sidewalk and, we continue another block where we turned right. 
I would say, the most difficult thing about exploring can be running into crazy street crossings. You know, the kind where several streets come together? Or, the ones that are T intersections. And, also, trying to figure out which streets have lights, 4 way stops, or, just nothing. That’s where those good O and M skills come in. 
But, it’s great when i can just ask my phone or my watch, where am i? And, it tells me. 
Vivianna


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> On Apr 3, 2019, at 7:43 AM, Daryl Lang via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> My dog excels in unfamiliar areas. One thing that I have learned is that when we go somewhere that she doesn't know, I need to give her a couple of very quick and very short-term targets just as we get there. It could be something simple like finding a curb or a pole or anything, and after that she's absolutely fine. We traveled for almost a month in areas we've never been in before, and she absolutely rocked it! but I've also been one who likes to explore on my own anyway, so I'm really lucky that I have a dog that is good with that :-)
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