[NAGDU] Class date

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Jeanine.
Thanks for reminding me to bring extra gloves/mittens.  And, as a knitter, I have lots of cowls and scarves.
Are you still waiting to get a new dog?  You've been on the list quite a while, as I'm sure I don't have to remind you.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenine Stanley via NAGDU
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2021 7:40 AM
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Cc: Jenine Stanley
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Class date

Hi Tracy, 

Congrats! 

I was just thinking about that class and wondering myself. 

I was in a winter class for my last dog, different school but hey, winter class is winter class, right? Right. 

I was at GDF in 2015, arguably one of the worst winters recently. The beginning of January was fine but by the time we got there, 21 inches of snow the first day of class, followed by progressively equal amounts every other day or so. Oh yeah, and cold and ice. You can thank me later for getting you so excited about class. 😼

Layers. Yes, layers. Lots of socks as they get wet easily. Good boots and several pairs of gloves. That was my first class with full-on food rewards and my hands were so chapped from cold and constant washing to get the dog food smell off. Lighter cotton gloves under your other gloves help. I personally like to wear mittens so I’d do the glove under the mitten. Neck gators also help, those kind of extended turtle neck things that help hold the heat in around your neck. 

All the best to you during class. 

Jenine 

> On Dec 3, 2021, at 7:30 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I'll be in class at The Seeing Eye starting January 3.  
> 
> For a while yesterday, Krokus was great and I was thinking "Gee, what am I
> doing!"  Then he got up to all his tricks, and I knew again it's time for
> him to live the life of leisure and me to move on.  He still has good
> energy, for a while, and he'll miss going out with me, until he sees that
> instead he gets to go on lovely sniffy walks with my husband, where he can
> sniff everything, pee whenever he likes, and stop to visit people and dogs.
> 
> I've never been to a winter class, so I'm making lists of the extra stuff I
> have to bring, like my boots and extra socks for when things get wet.  
> 
> The Covid protocols sound like a pain, wearing a mask everywhere except in
> my room, but that's the way it is.  And no volunteers to run to the store
> and pick up stuff, so any snacks or drinks I'll want I have to bring enough
> for the whole time.  Though I'm hoping maybe we can go into a grocery store
> some time in training.  Good practice.
> 
> By wild chance, anyone else in my class?  Or anyone have advice about winter
> classes, besides the obvious of having plenty of warm clothes?  I'll have to
> get out the longjohns.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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