[NAGDU] Seeing Eye

carcione at access.net carcione at access.net
Thu Mar 14 14:57:46 UTC 2024 

A friend of mine was in class with Morris Frank.  It was her first class and his last.  She said he had quite the foul mouth, which I'd heard before.  And he would walk down the street singing.  When his instructor reprimanded him, he said "I've been working dogs since way before you were born, and I know what I'm doing."  Sometimes I feel like that myself, when some young whippersnapper tells me what to do.  Not always, but sometimes.  
My friend also heard that TSE told Morris they had a nice golden they thought would be a great match, and he told them to keep their, um, darned golden; he wanted a shepherd.
I would love to have met him.  He was quite a character.  You don't change the world by being a mild milquetoast.
Tracy


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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Seeing Eye

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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