[NAGDU] Seeing Eye

Thu Mar 14 14:16:46 UTC 2024

Well, of course, I never met Morris Frank, but my previous husband did. He’s a good bit older than I am, and he went to the Seeing Eye in about 1945. He was just coming off of an injury from explosives. Morris Frank interviewed him and told him he was doing well in a lot of ways, but he needed to go home and get his act together, totally and then in a year they would see him. He went back and got a dog named Queeny.
Cindy Lou Ray
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> On Mar 14, 2024, at 8:54 AM, Jessica Sears via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I am so fascinated by old Seeing Eye stories we are sharing. I would love
> to hear more from people on how things really have changed from early 80's
> to now. I wonder if anyone is here that met the real Morris?
> Jess
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 12:49 AM Suzette May via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Everyone,
>> 
>> I went to The Seeing Eye in September/October of 2022 for my guide, a
>> large, long, male Sable German Shepherd named Boden.  I had Lukas Franck as
>> my instructor and Joan Markey was our class manager.  Anyone remember the
>> high school route? Well, Lukas was quite fond of that one and I think I did
>> that beast about 3 or 4 times. They haven't had that as a route for years
>> but we did it.  I think that thing was uphill both ways.  It sure felt like
>> it.
>> 
>> As far as retirements go,  I know Lukas retired at the end of September.
>> Lee Johnson retired earlier in 2023, I think. I was sad to hear Jeff
>> McMullen retired. Joan Markey started at The Seeing Eye within a few years
>> of Lukas so that might happen in a year or two.
>> 
>> Nice to see all the different schools on here.  It's interesting hearing
>> everyones stories.
>> 
>> *Suzette May*
>> *PS139.13 at gmail.com <PS139.13 at gmail.com>*
>> *512-564-0152*
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM Julie A. Orozco via NAGDU <
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thank you for all the comments about Seeing Eye. It is great to know I
>> will
>>> have an excellent class manager who will answer questions and listen to
>>> concerns. I'll tell a little more of my story below in case more
>>> reassurances are forth coming.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I retired my second dog in the fall of 2021 shortly before my daughter
>> was
>>> born. I did not complete the application process for my third dog for a
>>> while after that because well, motherhood. So I haven't worked a dog in
>>> almost 2 and a half years, which is the longest I've gone without the
>>> harness in my hand since 2008. I only had to wait like 5 months between
>> my
>>> first and second dogs.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> My life has changed completely in the last several years. I am a mom of a
>>> toddler now, and I feel like I need a unicorn of a dog. I live outside of
>>> Washington DC and take the metro a lot, walk a ton, and definitely deal
>>> with
>>> plenty of chaos and crowds. But I need a dog that will be gentle and
>>> forgiving of my toddler and tolerant of young children in general, since
>> it
>>> looks like we'll be taking her to day care on a daily basis.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am so nervous. Not only do I feel like I'm looking for a dog that might
>>> not exist, but I also fear a mismatch. I know everyone has them, but I
>>> haven't had one yet. My first two dogs were great matches, and my second
>>> dog
>>> in particular was an amazing worker and could pretty much read my mind.
>> So,
>>> I'm not sure I can get that level of awesome in a dog again. The Seeing
>> Eye
>>> is a new school for me, and although I've seen great dogs come out of
>>> there,
>>> I'm still nervous. I will be spending three weeks away from my family to
>> do
>>> this, and I want that time to count.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> There is truly nothing like working a dog though. Even with the rideshare
>>> denials and the airline forms, I have to do it. I have to try and do my
>>> best
>>> to make it work. I do plan on asking lots of questions when I'm there,
>> and
>>> I'm not shy. So hopefully that will help.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'm so glad there are so many happy Seeing Eye graduates on this list.
>>> Hearing about your experiences is definitely helping. So thank you, and
>>> thanks for reading.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Julie
>>> 
>>> Julie A. Orozco J.D.
>>> 
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