[nagdu] Pilot test walk

[Tracy Carcione]

I think getting directions from passers-by is a skill, one that's worth
learning and takes a bit of practice.
In my first couple classes at GDB, we did a drop-off route.  The trainer
would let each student out of the van somewhere, and the student had to
find his or her way back to the downtown lounge.  My first time in class,
I was shy of asking strangers for directions, and the drop-off started me
getting over that real quick.
GDB has since stopped doing the drop-off because people thought it was too
stressful.  I thought it was fun, myself. And good practice for those
times I've gotten lost.
Tracy

> It's kind of like the little tests that some mobility instructors
> give their students, you know, go to such-and-such and bring back
> something.  I'm assuming though that instructors are nearby in
> case of a problem? And how perfect does the walk have to be? And
> what about asking questions of passers-by? Are you allowed to do
> that if you get really lost? Is it testing your orientation
> skills or your dog handling skills? They aren't necessarily the
> same thing.  I can be lost but still work well with my dog.  (I
> know, because I have such a cruddy sense of direction that it
> happens).  Well, I'd best get going.  It's time to go to work.
> Sigh.  Thank God, and I mean literally thank God for a three-day
> weekend coming soon.    Peace,    Debby and Miss Neena
>
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