A year ago today...
...I met my "flying eye dog." It hasn't been my easiest dog-handling year ever, but when it comes right down to it, I'm so, so lucky to have this wonderful little girl as my guide.
J was asking me how I felt on "dog day" last year. It was surprisingly difficult to articulate. When I got Glaze, on January 10, 2001, I had the sense that I was embarking ona huge adventure. This last time, it was more...dislocation than anything else. Was I really and truly about to start working with not-Glaze? I was nervous this time around in a way I wasn't the first time. But I was excited, too.
I told J that when I think "guide dog," there's a certain fundamental association with Glaze. I think it will always be that way. But Yani is the dog who will always make me smile.
Also, on January 7, 2001, I flew out to San Rafael for the first training experience. Wow, how the world has changed since then! There's no way on earth I could fly with so much stuff today.
J was asking me how I felt on "dog day" last year. It was surprisingly difficult to articulate. When I got Glaze, on January 10, 2001, I had the sense that I was embarking ona huge adventure. This last time, it was more...dislocation than anything else. Was I really and truly about to start working with not-Glaze? I was nervous this time around in a way I wasn't the first time. But I was excited, too.
I told J that when I think "guide dog," there's a certain fundamental association with Glaze. I think it will always be that way. But Yani is the dog who will always make me smile.
Also, on January 7, 2001, I flew out to San Rafael for the first training experience. Wow, how the world has changed since then! There's no way on earth I could fly with so much stuff today.