Wow!! That's wonderful training--and to do some on your home turf, too. Thanks for the info--and enjoy Gwenna. Cindy --- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Cindy and others, > > Yes the training is very extensive. > > While out in oregon we did. > > Street crossings, sidewalkless work, traffic checks > and traffic, escalators, > elevators, stairs, revolving doors, buses, light > rail trains, trails and > sidewalk paths through the woods, building work, > malls, crowded places, > night work, and I know I am forgetting something > along the way. > > Also my trainer came out here with us, and we worked > on the T, getting > Gwenna used to using it, and finding seats. > > This dog is a smart cookie, a little sponge, and > learns so well and fast, am > really happy with her. > > Smile. > > > Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI > and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > Graduate Alumni Association Board > www.guidedogs.com > > More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved book > in my hand, my > limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. > - Helen Keller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:17 AM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: [bksvol-discuss] > O_T Introducing Guinevere > > > Welcome back, Shelley. Yes, we did miss you but were > with you in spirit. Guinevere sounds lovely, and I'm > glad she's smart. It's a beautiful name, but > long--are > you going to shorten it to Guin? > > From what I read years ago in First Lady of the > Seeing > Eye, I remember the training process was quite > thorough and extensive and fitting to the > environment. > Since you live in the Boston area now and take > public > transportation, may I assume that part of the > training > took place in that kind of environment? > > Cindy > > --- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I am back, did you miss me? wicked smile, O.k. so > > seriously, > > > > We are home, and the subject says it all, I have a > > beautiful golden > > retriever girl called Guinevere, like Kin Arthur's > > wife, Jaws doesn't say it > > right, will be fixing that, smile. > > > > But she is a beteete little girl, at 54 lbs, and > 22 > > inches at the shoulder > > and a beautiful light cream gold color, very > pretty. > > > > And darn smart. > > > > I have books to submit, who knows when I will get > > them submitted, smile, and > > as soon as I finish posting all the entries to the > > blog will be sending out > > the link to our journal and maybe, a picture, we > > shall see, smile. > > > > But she is a dorable, and a great little worker. > > > > > > Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI > > and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide > > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > > Graduate Alumni Association Board > > www.guidedogs.com > > > > More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved > book > > in my hand, my > > limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. > > - Helen Keller > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject > > line. To get a list of available commands, put > the > > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship > answers from someone who > knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to > bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > Subject line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself > in the subject line. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.10/977 - > Release Date: 8/28/2007 > 4:29 PM > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.