[nagdu] harnesses

Wed Nov 10 19:50:00 UTC 2010

It depends...do you still use it?
*smile*

I've got a truck load of stuff, including old guide dog gear.  One of these 
days I'll have to sort through it.  Could anyone make use of leashes, 
collars or a harness?  I've no clue what I have in the closet, and I'm 
obviously not using it. *smile*

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] harnesses

> I've got a phone that isn't working for me. Does that count? sorry just 
> had
> to do that.
> Cindy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 1:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] harnesses
>
>
> Gary,
>
> Yes, some of the schools have policies about what sort of harness can be
> used.
> Other schools refer their graduates to other sources for equipment,
> including harnesses.
> One school purchased a harness from me to try out on their dogs.
>
> Not sure why people get so uptight over the whole thing.  If a graduate 
> does
> purchase a different harness and it doesn't work for them, I'd think 
> they'd
> have enough sense to discontinue its use.   I think at one time or another
> we've probably all purchased something that didn't work for us, whether it
> was some different type of cane, dog collar or thingy to make French 
> fries.
> Isn't that why there are such things as EBay and garage sales?
>
> I don't know.  Perhaps it's just an over ambitious sense of wanting to 
> help
> the blind people.  People have funny ideas about what we really need or
> want.
>
> Julie
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "GARY STEEVES" <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca>
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] harnesses
>
>
>>
>> Hello Everyone:
>>
>> I'm going to ask a question which will undoubtably get some people's
>> response. :) I asked my school about using another harness since I am
>> thinking about using the paw power sports harness on Bogart when we do
>> some summer hiking. After doing a hike with him this summer I think a
>> lighter harness designed for that type of action might work better. I
>> asked my school if  they had a policy about using other harnesses on
>> Bogart and, not surprisingly to me, they do have a policy forbidding the
>> use of other harnesses on their graduates. They are also a school that
>> maintains ownership of the dog which is a bit annoying but I doubt, since
>> I am a pretty strong advocate for what I need, will be an issue. For
>> example, Bogart had some sort of ceizure only 2 weeks after we got home
>> from training. Luckily the trainer was with us on a visit so she 
>> witnessed
>> what happend. If I had been an insecure person and didn't say that I want
>> to keep bogart since who knows if this will happen again, they would have
>> taken him back to the school with  them that day. I think this would have
>> happened with most schools since they were concerned what I would do if 
>> he
>> had another incident and I was by myself but I was able to assure them I
>> knew how to handle the situation and always have a cane with me in case
>> something was to happen to bogart anyways. They respect my abilities and
>> that was the end of the conversation.
>>
>> Oops, sort of side tracked. Does any other school have a similar harness
>> policy? Yeah, I know, what they don't know won't hurt them so I certainly
>> won't hesitate from buying a sport harness if I think it is what is best
>> for bogart and myself based on our activities.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Gary
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 7:36 am
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] harnesses
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>
>>> My brother has a GDB dog, and a detachable harness handle, and
>>> it does not
>>> come flying off while he's working the dog.  Surely, if
>>> that happened
>>> often, GDB would not issue them.
>>> I don't think GDB would sell a non-grad a harness.  It has
>>> their name on
>>> it, after all.  Like asking Dodge to sell you their
>>> trademark thingy to
>>> stick on your Chevy.
>>>
>>> I haven't bought one, but I rather thought that the Pawpower harnesses
>>> would cost similar to what a school would charge a non-grad, if
>>> you could
>>> get them to sell you one at all.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>> > Hi Listers,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I know we have discussed this subject a lot on here, so
>>> forgive me for
>>> > bringing it up again. So I called SE yesterday to see if they
>>> would even
>>> > think of developing a harness for a grad, who needs a
>>> removable handle.
>>> > And
>>> > they said they have tried, but can't make one that the handle
>>> does not
>>> > deattach while working the dog. So here is my dilemma. With me
>>> in cars,
>>> > and
>>> > on the go just much more in general. I am in desperate need of
>>> a harness
>>> > that has a removable handle. I have seen the new GDB harness,
>>> with the
>>> > quick
>>> > release handles. Does anyone have one? And have you noticed if
>>> the handle
>>> > deattaches while working the dog? And is it possible for me, a
>>> guide dog
>>> > user to get my hands on a GDB harness? My first pup was from
>>> GDB, but when
>>> > I
>>> > retired her, they took back the harness. But that was not an
>>> harness with
>>> > the quick release handle either. Didn't know if anyone else
>>> has a dog from
>>> > one school, but uses a harness from a different school. Do the
>>> schools> frown
>>> > upon this? Exchanging of harness and dogs? If this doesn't
>>> work, I am
>>> > seriously thinking of purchasing a PawPowers harness.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for letting me ask questions,
>>> >
>>> > Marsha
>>> >
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