[nagdu] Mobility and Dogs

[Margo and Arrow]

Here's my take on it for me.  I could use a cane or a dog just fine.  if I 
didn't have a dog for some reason, I'd use a cane, plain and simple.  I love 
using a cane just as I love being a dog handler.  I could have a guide dog 
or I could have a cane and a pet dog.  I prefer using a dog, but, that 
doesn't mean a dog's better or a cane's better.  I was an ecellent cane user 
before getting my first dog in 1981 and I still keep up cane skills to this 
day.

I never get into the cane and dog debates because I personally think there's 
nothing to debate.

Margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janice Toothman" <janice.toothman at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mobility and Dogs


> Hi Sheila,
> You make a good point that a cane can provide information about the 
> environment that our dog can't. They rely on different skills and we 
> should practice them periodically to make sure that we are in top form.
> Janice and Destiny
>
> On 8/21/2011 3:36 AM, Sheila Leigland wrote:
>> Hi dan I tend to wonder the same thing. I know how to use a cane but much 
>> prefer a dog. Using a dog requires different skills than a cane but not 
>> less valid. It is still importnat to be able to solve problems no 
>> directions and learn routes. A cane helps fine information just in a 
>> different way.
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