So, we have now finished day two. Still no dogs. Today’s big objective was for the dog’s trainers/our instructors to work with us as we would a dog. It is like it sounds people. They hold harnesses down at our side and we walk as if we were working a dog. It sounds funny and I am quite sure that it looks just as odd, but the point of this final method of data collection is to find that perfect match.
Side note, the first time I walked with my person harness, aka a Juno Walk, I was a junior in college. I was not jazzed about the process and took the field rep, her name is Andrea, on some back streets to minimize our likelihood of running into friends of mine. Oh memories…
So, other than working with these instructors and getting to know the other training location , I spent a good bit of the day getting to know the class. There are twelve of us ranging in age from 21- sixty something… There are two special needs students, people who have visual impairments along with another disability, three students from Spain, two Action or accelerated students, I am one of these, and five other folks. I love life stories, so have been enjoying cross examining my fellow students. Most of us are re-trains, aka we have had other dogs before.
A shout out to my office to say that tonight we did in fact sit around and talk about transitioning to a new dog. It was very much like what you all were teasing me about before I left. Just thought that I would let you all know. Full disclosure people…
I’ll be writing again tomorrow to let you know what the dog is like. Thanks for your emails. They are making me laugh. I will see many of you after Thanksgiving.
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