[nagdu] Home and Away, was graduation walks

[Tracy Carcione]

Danielle A, what didn't you like about home and away?  I am scheduled for 
home and away in a couple months.  To me, it sounds ideal. I'd be interested 
to hear your experience.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danielle Antoine via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National 
Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] graduation walks


> I've had Home and Away once but would never do it again!
>
> On 8/26/14, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Of course, isn't part of your training done at home?
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>> On Aug 26, 2014, at 7:02 PM, Stephanie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> At my guide dog school in Australia, we have 2 walks. The first is at 
>>> the
>>> end of centre training. We are given a route to walk, which includes
>>> obstacles, traffic checks etc.
>>> Then we have 1 week follow up at home. I had 2 with Gypsy, because of 
>>> some
>>> of the targeting work we had to do. We have to have 3 routes before we
>>> even begin training, and they use these 3 routes with the dog when you 
>>> get
>>> home.
>>> When we know they well with the dog, we have to walk them unaided with 
>>> the
>>> instructor following us in their car. Some times they will provide 
>>> traffic
>>> checks or obstacle work in the process.
>>> Steph
>>>
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