Seeing Eye, Day Twenty-Six
Today's Weather: Low, 26F, -3.3C. High, 37F, 2.7C.
There was an ice storm overnight.
Our wake up song was Homeward Bound.
We didn't have any morning trips, as the weather was quite yucky. When I
took Kerry to park, there was a nice layer of ice and snow covering the park
area.
Kerry was exposed to the Seeing Eye Cat, Solo. The cat allowed her to sniff
it, but then it hissed at her. So, Kerry being Kerry, she backed up and came
back to me. They had a stare down for a few minutes, and then Kerry tried to
get close to the cat again, but was definitely unsure. The cat experience
went well, I thought. At least Kerry didn't get smacked by a paw!
Jan and I did clicker training with the airline seats, and Kerry did very
well.
At coffee break, I had a cup of coffee and a snicker doodle.
After the break, the new students had a follow up to the going home lecture,
with Michelle. We had free time.
Around 11:45, we did targeting with empty chairs. The goal is for Kerry to
locate empty seats. This is a long process, so we did phase one before
lunch.
During lunch, the head of PR sat at our table.
Immediately after lunch, we targeted more chairs. After about an hour of
clicker, Kerry was going to empty chairs, whenever the three people moved.
The last time we did this, I had the target in my pocket, and she kept going
around and around, because she heard the target. Once Lucas took the target,
she found the empty chair for me, even though it was a totally different
chair.
She was also interested in geese who were flying around outside.
For our afternoon trip, we went to Kings Grocery, a small little store. I
remember this store very well from my last training back in 2002.
We then attempted to go to the Swiss Chalet, but they were closed, and the
sign said they'd be open at 3:30. But, it didn't say which day!
So, I suggested we go back to the South street Creamery, which was great. I
had another Chocolate Egg cream!
The dogs had lots of ice and snow to work through, and they did well. There
was a particularly big crossing, where a snow bank covered both corners,
plus a bit in the middle. I just stayed close to Kerry and followed her.
We had more free time before dinner, and our last supper was quite nice.
I packed most of my things after dinner, and had a quiet night. I spent a
bit of time in the common lounge, did a bit of laundry and then came up to
bed.
Breakfast: Orange Juice, cold cereal, oatmeal, banana nut French toast with
streusel topping, sausage, yogurt/granola.
Lunch: Vegetable Soup, tortellini with sausage fennel and mushrooms, French
bread, egg salad/sandwich, chocolate espresso tort/fruit
Dinner: Apple juice, prime rib, roll, baked potato with sour cream, green
beans, chef's salad, macaroon brownie/fruit
There was an ice storm overnight.
Our wake up song was Homeward Bound.
We didn't have any morning trips, as the weather was quite yucky. When I
took Kerry to park, there was a nice layer of ice and snow covering the park
area.
Kerry was exposed to the Seeing Eye Cat, Solo. The cat allowed her to sniff
it, but then it hissed at her. So, Kerry being Kerry, she backed up and came
back to me. They had a stare down for a few minutes, and then Kerry tried to
get close to the cat again, but was definitely unsure. The cat experience
went well, I thought. At least Kerry didn't get smacked by a paw!
Jan and I did clicker training with the airline seats, and Kerry did very
well.
At coffee break, I had a cup of coffee and a snicker doodle.
After the break, the new students had a follow up to the going home lecture,
with Michelle. We had free time.
Around 11:45, we did targeting with empty chairs. The goal is for Kerry to
locate empty seats. This is a long process, so we did phase one before
lunch.
During lunch, the head of PR sat at our table.
Immediately after lunch, we targeted more chairs. After about an hour of
clicker, Kerry was going to empty chairs, whenever the three people moved.
The last time we did this, I had the target in my pocket, and she kept going
around and around, because she heard the target. Once Lucas took the target,
she found the empty chair for me, even though it was a totally different
chair.
She was also interested in geese who were flying around outside.
For our afternoon trip, we went to Kings Grocery, a small little store. I
remember this store very well from my last training back in 2002.
We then attempted to go to the Swiss Chalet, but they were closed, and the
sign said they'd be open at 3:30. But, it didn't say which day!
So, I suggested we go back to the South street Creamery, which was great. I
had another Chocolate Egg cream!
The dogs had lots of ice and snow to work through, and they did well. There
was a particularly big crossing, where a snow bank covered both corners,
plus a bit in the middle. I just stayed close to Kerry and followed her.
We had more free time before dinner, and our last supper was quite nice.
I packed most of my things after dinner, and had a quiet night. I spent a
bit of time in the common lounge, did a bit of laundry and then came up to
bed.
Breakfast: Orange Juice, cold cereal, oatmeal, banana nut French toast with
streusel topping, sausage, yogurt/granola.
Lunch: Vegetable Soup, tortellini with sausage fennel and mushrooms, French
bread, egg salad/sandwich, chocolate espresso tort/fruit
Dinner: Apple juice, prime rib, roll, baked potato with sour cream, green
beans, chef's salad, macaroon brownie/fruit