Author Archives: Monica McGill

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About Monica McGill

I'm a relatively new blogger trying to get to grips with current technology!

New destination (day 5)

I had a sleepless night processing all that had happened during yesterday’s training session and emailed my trainer in the early hours of the morning to ask if I could speak to her about how I could try to make … Continue reading

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Happy dancing (day 4)

I met my trainer at lunchtime and after doing some practice of correcting Sadie when she lunged towards someone she knew (my trainer) we headed off to Sainsburys again.  Paw perfect by Miss Pops and we reached Sainsburys with my … Continue reading

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And we’re off…day 3

We were back to training yesterday morning and my trainer decided we should start to tackle the problem destinations head on.  We arranged to meet at my workplace and I worked Sadie towards the shopping centre not too far away.  … Continue reading

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Day 3

Day 3 won’t take place until next Monday as there is no one available for the next few days to continue on with our training.  In the meantime, I’ve returned to work although I’m not allowed to work Sadie other than … Continue reading

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Refresher Training: Day 1 / 2

Day 1 of refresher training is very much like day 1 of class.  Your dog comes to you, you have a chat with your trainer, have time to get (re)acquainted with your dog and then you do a short training … Continue reading

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Once more unto the breach

Before I go forwards, I want to go a little backwards first.  A lot has happened to me since I wrote my last blog post, too much to try to put into words not least because there are no words … Continue reading

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Favourite poem (2)

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening   Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.   My … Continue reading

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A time to mourn

The day I was told I had retinitis pigmentosa (RP) the hospital social worker said I would need time to mourn the loss of my sight. She was right. What she didn’t warn me of was all the things associated … Continue reading

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Adaptation

I read a friend’s blog a couple of months ago in which he talked about becoming aware of having lost more sight recently (<http://andadapt.com&gt;) and having become aware of it after returning home from a holiday.  That’s the thing with … Continue reading

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Favourite poem (1)

Leisure   What is this life if full of care We have no time to stand and stare?   No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows.   No time to see, when … Continue reading

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