[nagdu] homecoming

[Marty Rahn]

Sherrill,
Sounds like things are starting off well with Fallon.  Congratulations!
Marty and Leader Dog Monty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
To: "FLAGDU List" <flagdu at nfbnet.org>; "Nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 3:12 PM
Subject: [nagdu] homecoming


> Hello all,
>
> I wanted to let everyone know that my new guide Fallon and I arrived home 
> on
> Thursday to Tampa from the Seeing Eye.  We took a walk around the
> neighborhood yesterday.  Fallon is a little girl, only 51 pounds.  She's a
> yellow Lab, and has a very cute pink nose.  She's a jumper, or, as I call
> her, a Tigger.  So we'll be diligently working to eliminate that behavior!
>
> Though I still miss my Merry dog, it is truly a joy to have a dog in the
> house once again.
>
> I had a fabulous experience at the Seeing Eye!  The staff is so very 
> caring
> and professional.  I'm glad I decided to return there, even though the 
> last
> time I went was in 1980!
>
> I was reading with interest the story about the escalator accidents.  Of
> course we did escalator training in New Jersey, and Fallon seems fine with
> going on them.  But when we came into Tampa this past Thursday, I decided
> that we didn't need to deal with the very long escalator ride at the
> airport, and opted to take the elavator.  She did well on her first plane
> flight, by the way, only sitting up and putting her head in my lap when we
> took off.  She's small enough that I had no trouble sliding her under the
> seat.  The flight attendant didn't even ask if I wanted to sit in a 
> bulkhead
> seat, so that was good.
>
> We had a full class of 24 students, and passed a cold around, but at least
> it wasn't the flu!  There were only 3 first timers.
>
> I'll probably post now and then about how things are going, and give you
> updates about our misadventures (smile.)
>
> Sherrill and Fallon
>
>
>
>
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