[nagdu] New Member Introduction

[Connie]

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> On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:41 AM, starmy22--- via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I'm also a new pilot dog graduate.
> I got Mollie last December.
> This is my very first guide dog.
> My email address is in the signature line if you would like to email me.
> Sincerely,
> John and the always  beautiful, always gorgeous Mollie!
> email address:
> jmtsanders at comcast.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: S L Johnson via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 12:26 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] New Member Introduction
> 
> Hello:
> 
> I just joined the list earlier this week.  Although I've responded to a few
> posts, I hadn't yet introduced myself.  My name is Sandra Johnson.  I became
> a member of the Indianapolis chapter in October and attended my first state
> convention two weeks later.  I've been a guide dog user for almost 40 years.
> I am currently working Pilot Dog Eva, a golden who celebrated her 2nd
> birthday on February 8th.  I met Eva on April 14th 2014.  Yes, if you do the
> math, my little girl was only 14 months old when I got her.  Although she
> was very young, we breezed through our 10 days of training as if we had been
> together for years.  When I brought her home, she adjusted with ease as if
> she had lived here all her life.  Eva is an excellent guide who is very
> confident and eager to learn new things.  Pilot does not teach the dogs to
> find or to follow.  I use those commands a lot so I taught her.  She got the
> concepts immediately and will now locate seats, stairs, elevators etc...
> Follow was no problem.  When my sister met us at bus, I pointed to her and
> told Eva to follow and she followed my sister to the car as if she'd been
> trained to do this.  When I want her to follow someone, I point to them and
> then give Eva the follow command and off she goes happily wagging her tail
> with glee to be showing off her skills.    She amazes me when I am shopping
> with my parents.  If I lose track of one of them, I ask Eva to find mom or
> dad and she immediately takes me to them.  Then when we leave the store, she
> will find my dad's car in the parking lot before they find it.  Our only
> working problem is a bit too much sniffing and wanting to play with people.
> I tell her that her curiosity is getting her in trouble.  She still has a
> few puppy habits such as trying to chew my hands, tugging on my sleeves,
> jumping on me and people who come to see us.  We're working on this and I am
> sure as she matures, these behaviors will gradually disappear.  In my short
> time on this list I have enjoyed taking part in the discussions and hearing
> about you and your dogs.  Hopefully I'll get to meet some of you at
> convention this summer.
> 
> Sandra and Eva
> 
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> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/consuelo.johnson050%40gmail.comhi my name is consuelo Johnson I am working my seven dog from school called Gallant hearts guy duck center she is a female Doberman pincher 4 1/2 years old and we been together for two years and two months I was a pilot dog user I receive for dogs from pilot dogs or five blocks from pilot dogs for mail them to shepherdsfor labs into shepherds four of them were males and two are were females