[nagdu] Walking Dogs

[Cindy Ray]

Well, I wasn't talking about walking my guide on a leash with a cane. I 
don't do that. I take him in my yard and don't use a cane there. I was 
talking about walkin a dog dog.

CL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GARY STEEVES" <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Walking Dogs


Hi:

I walk my guide dog on a leash while using a cane all the time. IN the 
morning we go out for a walk around a block or two so he can sniff and do 
his business. I do this again at just before going to bed. In the day time 
it depends. At work I let him walk on leash for about ten  to fiftenn 
minutes before I pick up my lunch at the local cafe.

The main reason   why I walk him off harness before heading out on our 
errands is to avoid him having to do a number two while we're out. Around my 
neighbourhood I know where the garbage cans are but once we're out there 
then it is much harder. about 75% of the bus stops have garbage cans so that 
is what I look for when we are out and Bogart offers his contribution. :)

At my school in Canada when I asked about walking my dog with me using a 
cane and him on a leash they said that we couldn't do that. I thought that 
was silly and not good for the dog. When I asked my trainer about that while 
she was out here on her first follow up visit she said that a lot of the 
dogs are bothered by the cane. Well, that would have been a better answer at 
the school. The right answer would have been lets try it with your dog and 
see how he does. Even if he didn't like  it to begin with he was  going to 
have to figure it out since that was the only way he would get his enjoyable 
sniffing walks. :)

I've always wondered how many guide dog owners actually walk their dog on a 
leash using a cane (if they need one).

Gary


----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, November 27, 2010 10:52 am
Subject: [nagdu] Walking Dogs
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>

> Does anyone here ever walk pet dogs rather than the guide? I
> would use a
> cane, but do you think it is an issue for the other dog? Just curious.
>
> Cindy
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> Cindy Lou Ray
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