[Blindtlk] Guide Dog then Came

[Graves, Diane]

Good Morning to All,

I don't mean to shift the focus at all.  Please continue to submit
answers to Anthony's question, but I would also be interested in
reversing that question. I do know this is a touchy subject for some, so
please understand that my interest is genuine, and I'm asking solely for
my own informational purposes and mobility considerations.,
 
I am wondering what types of things have prompted someone to go from
cane use, to dog use, and why it is that they have come to prefer the
dog  method.  What is it that you get from a dog that you don't feel you
get from a cane?

I have considered the switch before, and my main reason was the barrier
I thought it might put between myself and all the crazies out here who
are  up to no good.  Of course, we all know that these dogs are not
trained as attack dogs or anything remotely like that.  But most of the
uneducated sighted public doesn't know that.  Most people think that
they are. So I thought it might offer some protection in that realm.

But of course, we would probably also agree that things get a little
more complicated when you have to deal with the responsibility of, and
the introduction of a dog into your life, and the lives of others and so
forth, so I  have always elected not to take the plunge.  But I'm just
wondering, from a mobility standpoint, what do you all see as the
advantages, or, disadvantages of a dog versus a cane.



Diane Graves
Civil Rights Specialist
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
317-232-2647
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Anthony N. Colon
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 6:59 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: [Blindtlk] Guide Dog then Came

Hi, has anyone out there gone from using a guide dog to just using the
white 
cane?  If you have would you share your reason for doing so?

Thanks,
Tony 


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