[nagdu] Test Walk?

[matthew Dyer]

Hi,

I am not a dog handle but have been down that way and if my memory is rite it should be long broad state and gay street.  HTH.

Matthew


On Feb 3, 2012, at 12:30 AM, loriandleo wrote:

> Hi Nicole,
> 
> Yes Pilot has a test walk or achievement walk that the student and dog must
> walkand pass at the end of training to be able to go home with your dog. The
> trainers will usually go over a  route that the student and dog have already
> walked the night before they actually will do the walk the next morning.
> After the trainer has gone over the route the student can study the route
> that night so that the student is ready to do the walk the next morning. The
> walk starts at the school and the student and dog will walk the assigned
> route and walk to a certain bus  stop and catch a bus and take it downtown
> Columbus and get off at I think it's Long and High Street if I'm remembering
> right. So get off the bus at Long and High street turn left and walk down
> High Street to the corner of Long Stree. Turn left and cross over High
> Street. Once you have crossed over high Street and made your way to the up
> curb turn left and walk down High Street. You'll have to cross over at least
> three streets and they are called State Street, Brodwayand I don't remember
> the other names of the Streets right off hand. Anyways you end up walking
> back down high street and crossing  three streets or so and then making a
> right turn into a certain store which I can't remember the name again since
> it's been so long since I've walked this route Anyways, once in the store
> you have to purchase something then walk back out of the store and turn
> right walking back down High Street to the desanated bus stop and waiting to
> catch a bus back to the school. Then you get off the bus  at the desanated
> bus stop and walk back to the school.
> 
> The main thing the trainers want to see is that the handler and dog are safe
> when out walking.
> 
> Those of you who went to Pilot can you fill in the names of the Streets I
> missed or forgot.  It's been a long time since I've walk this route and now
> that I'm no longer with Pilot Dogs I forgot some of the names of the
> Streets.
> Take care.
> 
> Lori and theGipper
> 
> 
> 
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