[Ag-eq] guide dogs

Thu Oct 17 12:52:36 UTC 2013

Tracy:

Thanks for the information.

How terrible that the guide dog was hurt by a loose dog.  I don't know about
Tucson, but there are a lot of loose dogs in Phoenix.  My last dog was attacked
by one and fortunately wasn't badly hurt.

My balance issues come and go; sometimes I have a couple of weeks without any
problems.  I think it would be easier for a dog if it were a constant
condition.  The same thing goes for my walking speed.  When I'm doing well I'm
a very fast walker, but on bad days I'm slow.

If I ever get another dog it will be some time in the future.  I retired my last
guide about 6 years ago and am doing fine without one.  I also don't want to go
away and stay at a school.  I'm not good with dorm living situations.  It's
also hard to get away with my live stock, job and all.

Nella

Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:

> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> 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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