[Ag-eq] guide dogs

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Nella.
The NAGDU list, also on nfbnet, has a few owner-trainers on it.  There's 
also a list for owner-trainers, I think, but I don't know where it is.  One 
of the owner-trainers lives in Tucson.  She uses a wheelchair, and had 
trouble finding a school that would train a dog for her, back when she 
started.
Besides training her own guide dogs,  she has been working with another 
blind person to train her dog. Sadly, that dog was just seriously injured by 
a loose dog.
Also, Guide Dog Foundation in New York is making a bit of a specialty 
training dogs for both guide and balance work.  A few of the NAGDU list 
members have recently gotten dual-purpose dogs, and they seem happy.

My black lab Ben is from The Seeing Eye.  He's a city boy, excellent with 
crowds and traffic. I thought a guide dog in a rural setting might not have 
much to do, but Fred's post makes me re-think that.  I see that I and my dog 
are the ones leading the lazy life!
Tracy

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Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] guide dogs


>
> 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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