[Ag-eq] guide dogs

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Jody:

I know you trained the dog you have now, but where did you get your first dog?

Also did you get any help training Walker; are there organizations for self
training or support groups.

Now that I have the fibromyalgia, I often get dizzy and my balance is off some
days.  I don't know if that would confuse a dog or if one could be trained to
help with it.

I recently adopted a beautiful GSD from our local Humane Society.  He is the
sweetest, smartest and most calm 2 year old GSD that I've ever been around.  I
find myself using him for support when we walk.  He probably has a great
personality for a guide dog.  Mike thinks I should try and use him for a guide.
 I have no idea how to train for that and if I even want another guide.

I have to say I don't like the added attention one gets from using a dog.  I
just want to go from one place to another without being harassed!  I know I'm a
little anti social, but that's just me.

Nella



Quoting Jody W Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:

> Hi Barb. I have low vision too. I used a cane for 30 years before getting my
> first guide dog 8 years ago. I can honestly say I wish I hadn't waited so
> long. I would never go back to using a cane. The guide not makes mobility so
> much better but the way people react to you is dramatic, something I hadn't
> anticipated.
>
> There are 14 schools plus owner training open to you.
>
> Pilot and Leader are closer to you in Michigan and Ohio.
>
>
> JODY
>
> "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance!" Thomas Jefferson
>
> On Oct 16, 2013, at 1:17 PM, barbandzoe at comcast.net wrote:
>
> > Hi, I am Barb and I haven't been on here in a long time.
> > Sorry to see that someone is having their chickens killed, that would be
> heart breaking.
> >
> > Why I am posting is,  I am legally blind and have a good amount of vision.
> I have been told that I could maybe get a guide dog.  I am 52 and my night
> vision is not what it used to be.  Plus I have tripped over things and landed
> on my face.  My people at worked were so freaked out.
> > I have looked at the Seeing Eye school, but I am not shure if I should
> apply.  I want the dog to go to work with me, and to the gym, I would have
> someone to go on walks with, and just be there on the train and on the walk
> home.  I am not really afraid to walk home, but things are getting a bit
> rough out there.   I live in Minnesota so once it gets cold I will have to
> find a different way to get the dog his workout. I know that with a big dog
> you need to walk them almost every day.  When it gets icy I get afraid to
> walk myself, now I need to walk the dog.  but there are indoor options when
> needed.
> > I do use my cane more and more mostly in the dark and in spaces I don't
> know, your if there are a lot of steps.
> >
> > So I guess I was looking for anyone who has a dog and how they have change
> your life. I want to make shure that I am doing this for the right reasons
> and not just so I can have a great dog with me wherever I go.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Barb
> >
> >
> >
> >
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