Today Kathie and I meet our personal match: my left knee pain. It kept me awake last night and made me walk oddly this morning. On the way out to the relief area, I heard someone say that it would be rainy all day. I replied, “Pfui.” That is a habit I should break… Kathie […]
Posts with the Seeing Eye tag
day 7: solo route
In working with Kathie, one of the hardest balances for me to maintain is the delicate balance between my control over our travel and my trust in her work as guide along the path we take in getting toward our destination. Before I can train with a dog, I must have the ability to travel […]
day 6
Kathie and I walked one route in the morning yesterday and had a visitor in the afternoon. My uncle took a video of us while he was here so that our friends could see her doing a tiny bit of work. Mostly they will see her hamming it up for the camera when he tries […]
a little good ribbing
Our route today is four blocks long, then we turn left, repeat the four blocks, turn left, come back around the one block, turn left again, and go about halfway down the first block to the training center. It is not a hard route, but I developed some strategies to remember the names of the […]
day 5
Kathie and I are now in the phase of training in which we walk routes in a downtown area with various kinds of intersections. Some are controlled by lights, some by stop signs at one corner, and some by four-way stop. I make traffic judgments at all these intersections, and Kathie negotiates the traffic so […]
day 4: walks and Kathie’s picture
I was tired last night and more interested in posting details than figuring out how to post a pic, so I guess you all got to experience meeting a dog the way that I do: finding out that she has lots of personality and is very fluffy. Now I will post a picture and put […]
day 3: She’s here!
I’m rather tired today… This morning I stood around in the hallway with some other residents, eavesdropping while instructors called people to the lounge to present dogs. We had to skittle back into our rooms when our friends brought their dogs down the hall to their rooms; but I felt so mischievous and “bad” sitting […]
day 2, morning
I’ll be on the lookout for naptimes today. I did not sleep enough last night! For most people, traveling with dog is a choice–a choice that we guard very jealously because it offers very important advantages, but it is still a choice. For me, the choice comes at a price–I am rather strongly allertic to […]
dog number 5: first day
Let the adventure begin… The airport trip was uneventful. I was hoping to get a nice, chatty seatmate on my flight. I’m sorry to report that I never even learned my seatmate’s name. The person was silent as could possibly be. I, consequently, fell asleep. I didn’t even apologize for snoring. It was not a […]