Just noticed on our walk this evening that Buddy is "difficult" to walk in new locations. His nose is to the ground constantly searching. He has also shown his ability to adapt to these new surroundings and this sniffing must help him learn about his surroundings. He walks much better on routes that we have previously walked.
After less than eight hours he knows the steps that we walk down to get to the hotel and he knows the road to the hotel from the other direction. It is true that we have walked a lot today. Maybe it just feels that way because of the altitude or our lack of sleep. He also knows the path to our hotel room.
This ability should serve him well as a guide dog. He should be able to quickly learn new routes. We don't see this trait as often at home because we walk the same routes.
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