[nagdu] Introduction

[sblanjones11]

David, 
Welcome to the list.  You may or may not be aware that many who travel with
guide dogs do have some vision.  Some find it useful, while in class, to
wear a blindfold some of the time, to learn to pay attention to their dogs,
and not what they may be seeing.
Many find a guide dog allows them to relax, and not have to concentrate so
much while walking, which makes travel more pleasant.

In any case, we welcome you.  I am working my fifth guide dog, a yellow Lab
named Rhoda, from Guiding Eyes for the Blind in New York.
We live and work in Indianapolis.
Regards, 
Susan & Rhoda
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of David Baker
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 3:47 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Introduction

Hello, list members.  My name is David Baker and I have been lurking for a
few days and wanted to introduce myself.

I live in Atlanta, GA.  I am 69, retired, in good health and spend my time
cooking, gardening and web-surfing.   I have very poor night vision and have
become more insecure lately when in stores and around groups of people.  I
have late onset RP with substantial remaining vision -- just over 10 degrees
with good acuity after cataract surgery.  I have a fairly dominant
personality and find it hard to let go of things, but realize that my vision
has ideas other than those I might wish for.  I am not ready for a guide
dog, because I am concerned that I have too much vision to let a dog lead
and my current living situation is such that I may not get out and about
often enough to maintain his or her training level.  Perhaps I'd get out
more with a guide dog, but I'll have to think on that.  We currently have an
18 month old female 50 pound lab husky mix who is a real sweetheart.

If no one is offended, I'd appreciate just being able to sit back and listen
as people talk about their guide friends to get a better feel of your/their
world and an idea of what kinds of things I need to be looking at as I get
closer to needing help beyond my cane.

Thanks for listening,  David

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