Tag Archives: Juno

Flashback Friday: The Going Home Lecture Part II, Pre-Flight Prep

I’ve done a lot of flying since this first lecture, and a lot of rules and amenities have changed. I’ll throw in some advice from my own personal experience, but I encourage all teams to develop a relaxed, flexible mindset about air travel. It’ll never happen the same way twice, and that’s ok so long as you don’t depend on predictability for peace of mind.

Flashback Friday: the Going Home Lecture Part I, Airports

What occasional stressful situation can you make a plan for today?

Flashback Friday: Transit.Tasks

There are lots of conflicting ideas about where and how it is safest for a dog to ride in a car. Personally, I think there are several right answers, depending on the dog’s size and health, the car’s design and age, and the dog’s familiarity with and comfort with car rides. Below i will explain how TSE taught us to load and unload our dogs safely into cars.

Flashback Friday: Dog Distraction

To explain how Seeing Eye dogs are trained to ignore their instincts, I’m going to use an example. Juno is, of course, our working dog. Fluffy will be our civilian dog. Here’s how Juno learns to ignore Fluffy:

Flashback Friday: Packs, Prius, and Practice

 This is disturbing to the blind and visually impaired community as a whole, but should concern the children of aging parents who may experience age-related vision deterioration as well.  I personally was amazed at how quiet these machines are, and am very thankful for all the effort TSE does in training our dogs to handle these dangerous vehicles.

Flashback Friday: Touchdown at The Seeing Eye

The Seeing Eye claims students from all over the United States and several other countries, including Canada and Belgium, as their clientele, but the feeling of nervous excitement is universal, even among the returning students.  That made me feel more at home–it wasn’t just us rookies who were asking all the questions!