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Category: Guide Dog (page 3)

A Walk with Tom & Zora & the challenge of overhead obstacles

Posted on: April 6, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
It’s been a while since I did a walk video so here’s some footage from today’s walk with friends at a state park.  It was chilly and a bit windy but a lovely day for a walk.  (ok now it’s…
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Training Dog Agility when Visually Impaired

Posted on: March 14, 2018 Last updated on: March 14, 2018 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
On average I have 6-10 degrees of functional vision.  In certain lighting conditions I have less.  With my glasses on I have 20/20 central vision. In doing dog agility, or training dogs, I have to make some modifications.  And often…
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Weekend Fun – NYC!

Posted on: February 12, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Last week a good friend of mine, S., who lives in TX called to chat, mentioning she’d be traveling to NYC for the week with her adult daughter.  Miracles of miracles, her trip north coincided with the one free weekend,…
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Gem of Today

Posted on: February 9, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Lyft driver:  “You have a dog.  I can’t take you.  I just had my car cleaned.  Your dog is going to pee in my car.” Me rolling my eyes, getting into his car as he’s talking cuz give me a…
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2 Steps Forward, 3 Steps Back

Posted on: January 30, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2018 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
I’ve been mulling over this since the news of Delta Airlines new service dog policy broke.  Reading people’s comments, organizations responses.  Thinking.  Saddened.  Frustrated.  Really. On Sunday, when getting my husband an ice cream in a shop we’d never before…
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Generalizing Skills

Posted on: January 25, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Zora and I have been making good progress on a number of our foundation obedience behaviors. Specifically working hard on consistency with correct front and sit at heel positions, grip on retrieve objects, position signals, and kick back stand from…
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Just Wanna Have Fun

Posted on: January 8, 2018 Last updated on: January 8, 2018 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
We woke up to a balmy 22’F out today, so a walk was in order!  Tom was so so so so so so so (did I mention so) excited that as I put his leash on he couldn’t contain himself…
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Please can I have some more?

Posted on: January 4, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Tuesday evening, as usual I fed the dogs their supper.  As I often can’t tell by touch which food dish is whose once I scoop in each dogs ration, especially boarding dogs, I have a system where we keep the…
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Unobtrusive

Posted on: November 21, 2017 Last updated on: November 21, 2017 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Last night hubby and I went out for my belated birthday dinner.  I’ve been sick with a bad cold for over a week and last week I was in no shape to be going out.  But last night the lure…
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Shoes

Posted on: November 9, 2017 Last updated on: November 9, 2017 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
I rarely wear shoes in the house.  Shoes are for going out.  Slippers are for in the house.  Or bare feet.  For no reason other than my feet really hate shoes. This afternoon I had a couple of appointments so…
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