[Blindtlk] Question Regarding Guide Dogs

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Hello everyone,

I'm now working with my second Seeing Eye dog, and I think it's best that 
the dog concentrates on the handler.
Dogs are not trained for guiding more than one person. Also, whether sighted 
or blind, it's best for friends and relatives to walk a few paces behind the 
person and the dog so that the dog concentrates on his/her environment 
rather than following another person.

HTH

Liz and Seeing Eye dog Gabe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question Regarding Guide Dogs


> My husband and I are both blind.  He uses a guide dog; I do not.  We do 
> walk
> together, but he uses the dog and I use my cane.  His current dog is very
> new, so when we go out together, I walk behind him and, since he and his 
> dog
> walk very fast, he usually waits for me.  When he had his previous dog, 
> who
> was older, I held his arm, but still used my cane.  So, to answer your
> question, yes, two blind people can walk together, but the dog only guides
> his handler.
>
> Cindy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "hmp" <humbertoa5369 at netzero.net>
> To: <Blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 6:29 PM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Question Regarding Guide Dogs
>
>
> To Whom It may Concern:
> I have a question relating to guide dogs. I am concerned about if
> you walk with a guide dog, can you take someone else with you? Is
> there any problem when two blind people walk with the same dog?
> I'm asking this question because, let's say that, a blind couple
> wants to share the same guide dog while walking together. So, is
> that possible?
> Also, is there any guide dogs out there that are especially for
> people who are allergic to dogs, like those hair but not fur
> dogs?
>
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