Seeing Eye Days 9 and 10 - A happy Valentines Day

Hey all,

Yesterday, Sunday, was as I said before our day off. Navajo and I went
on a couple of walks and sat outside for a while. It was in the 40's and
then today it was in the 50's! The unseasonably warm days are very nice,
making training a lot nicer. In the afternoon we did work on some
patterning/targeting with the dog in finding a chair in the dining hall;
he is very good at this so it was only a short exercise with a lot of
good results.
This morning we started a new route in town; this route is a lot longer.
It is about 15 blocks (give or take some?) and takes Navajo and I about
30 minutes to walk depending on traffic. We worked it twice, both times
being remarkably flawless. In the morning he did have a dog distraction
that he paid a little attention to but after a correction he worked
through it. We will work this route again tomorrow and then I will solo
it on Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon we begin what is referred to as
freelance where we go to stores, trains, New York City, escalators, etc.
to cover as many scenarios as possible. That will obviously be a fun
time to write about!
Tonight was a lecture on dog food. Navajo eats 1 1/2 cups of dog food a
day. Most people are shocked that these dogs eat so little but we aim to
keep the dogs fit; as was said tonight, a healthy dog is a fit dog. Of
course I will keep track of his body shape and weight and raise and
lower his food to assure he maintains his body condition.
Anyways, off to bed to be rested for 5:30 wake up!