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[Linda Gwizdak]

Hi Katrin,

Welcome to the list.  I've heard of a condition that interferes with a 
person's ability to process visually and they have to learn blindness skills 
to function independently.

Have you approached any of the guide dog schools to see if they ever worked 
with people with your situation?  There might be a school who would give it 
a try or may even have already worked with a person of two with your 
situation.  Who knows (grin!) It's worth a try.

I am a long time guide dog user and I'm currently working with my 8th dog, 
Landon. He's a red Golden/Lab cross from The Seeing Eye.  Landon is 3 and I 
got him a year and a half ago. Besides being my guide, Landon is a certified 
Therapy Dog with our Humane Society and with a special program, Paws That 
Heal,  at our local military hospital where we work with wounded warriors. 
All four of us staff members are visually impaired and we work with our 
guide dogs.

Landon and I live in San Diego.  Again, welcome and I think you'll enjoy 
this list with our lively discussions!  Some of the people who contribute to 
the list are puppy raisers, people considering their first guide dog, a 
guide horse user, and a couple of people with disabilities other than 
blindness.  We also have a couple of deaf/blind guide dog users.

Regards,

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katrin Andberg" <katrin at maplewooddog.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 8:27 AM
Subject: [nagdu] new


> Hi
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> I'm new here and have been reading the archives and this sounds like a 
> very
> knowledgeable and interesting group.  I currently am partnered with James,
> my guide of 6 years, who I owner-trained. James is a flat coated retriever
> and a lot of fun to live with.  I recently had to CC my puppy in training
> due to health issues.  I'm considering going to a program somewhere in the
> north east when it comes time for James to retire, rather than owner train
> again.
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> I'm not legally blind, but I use a guide dog for a sensory processing
> disorder.  I have a difficult time visually processing the world around me
> at a normal rate due to that, so James is trained to work as any guide
> would.
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> I hope to learn a lot reading here on this list.
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>
> Katrin & "James"
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