[NAGDU] Home again
Jessica Diaz
searsdiaz at gmail.com
Wed Jan 26 19:10:06 UTC 2022
Hi,
Awesome news. Glad all are settling in. Get some rest.
Jessica
On 1/26/22, Susan Jones via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Tracy,
>
> What a blessing! I'm so happy for you!
>
> Susan and Christopher
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via
> NAGDU
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 1:14 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
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> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [NAGDU] Home again
>
> Igloo and I came home today. I'm a bit tired. Not sure how he feels, but
> he's lying quietly next to me. We'll go out for a little walk in a bit.
> Krokus is being a bit of an idiot, wanting to play, but he's settling down.
> Igloo is in the on-leash phase of homecoming for a while, and I don't want
> them getting all rambunctious until they know each other a bit.
>
>
>
> We had a great class. My instructor was very patient in helping me break
> some bad retrain habbits. Now I have to keep it up. I feel like I really
> learned stuff in class, which is great.
>
> Igloo continues to be a great guide. He's run some curbs, bumped a few
> things, and we've had a few wonky crossings we had to rework, but every
> time, when we reworked, he did great. We've only been together 2 weeks, so
> mistakes are to be expected from both of us. He's fast and easy to
> correct, and he listens to me and tries to do what I want. A trainer
> brought us home this morning, and we took a short walk so I could ask her
> about a couple crossings and get started targeting a couple things. It was
> amazing to zip along in places where Krokus and I had been crawling.
> Judging by the familiar routes we worked in training, he'll stay reasonably
> fast, even when it's the same-old.
>
> We went into New York City last Friday. He was great! We took the subway,
> and he was fine. We walked along the platform for a bit, and he kept me
> well away from the edge. We walked about 18 blocks in midtown, and he got
> 2
> traffic checks, some pedestrian checks, trotted past a flock of pigeons,
> and
> ignored all the garbage on the ground. I was thrilled!
>
> It was a lot of anxiety getting into class, but it was worth it. He's
> everything I wanted. I couldn't be more pleased.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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