[nagdu] Returned From The Seeing Eye

Gloria G gloria.graves at gmail.com
Tue Jul 26 16:34:47 UTC 2011


It is good to know your neighborhood because these are some of the routs you 
will use in your daily travels.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Returned From The Seeing Eye


> No, no, you don't need to know your neighborhood to have good cane skills, 
> you need to be able to problem solve. That's what Bob?? is doing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of dmgina
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:30 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Returned From The Seeing Eye
>
> When I got my first dog it was mandatory to know my area. If I had not, I 
> would have not gotten my dog.
> If it is required to have good cane skills, then you need to know your 
> neighboorhod.
> Dar
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 26, 2011, at 6:53 AM, "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" 
> <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:
>
>> Maybe it's me but I found the "I hope you know your neighborhood" comment 
>> a bit insulting.  Even if he doesn't, for any number of reasons so what? 
>> We all must learn new things all the time.
>> To answer the question, you can heel your dog and use a cane when you 
>> want to check things out.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of dmgina
>> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 10:13 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Returned From The Seeing Eye
>>
>> Dar here,
>> Welcome home.
>> One of the concerns I would have if you use a cane all the time, is your 
>> dog will become sloppy on the job.
>> Since you are trying to figure out the problen not letting the dog do 
>> what he is trained to do.
>> Deciding what is best, and you trusting the dog.
>> I hope you know your neighborhood?
>> Dar
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 24, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Robert Martin <robert.martin at cfu.net> wrote:
>>
>>> HI,
>>>
>>> Late on Thursday afternoon I returned to Iowa from three and a half 
>>> weeks at The Seeing Eye In New Jersey.  I am now the partner of a 
>>> sixty-pound Golden Retriever named Nick who is a very mellow and 
>>> exceptionally friendly dog who also seems to be a very good worker.  If 
>>> I learn to be as effective as he is, we should have a wonderful 
>>> partnership.  We have lots of learning and getting acquainted before us 
>>> but I think we're well matched and well trained.  I was enormously 
>>> impressed with the instructors and the staff at the Seeing Eye.  Like 
>>> everyone I was apprehensive but quickly realized that I was in excellent 
>>> hands and although I made this decision somewhat later than do most 
>>> people, I do not regret it for one minute.  I will probably be calling 
>>> on all of you for advice from time to time and I'm confident I will 
>>> continue to benefit from the experiences of all of you.
>>>
>>> For the moment I have one questions.  It's quite an adjustment to move 
>>> from the kind of information one receives from a cane to that which one 
>>> receives from a dog.  I was told   that there is sometimes a benefit 
>>> from coupling the work of the dog with the occasional use of a cane to 
>>> figure out what kind of obstacles  the dog is trying to cope with or to 
>>> get a better sense of orientation to an unfamiliar site.  Can any of you 
>>> suggest what kind of cane you may occasionally use in conjunction with 
>>> your dog?  Does a good collapsible cane work well for such situations 
>>> where a cane might be appropriate?  Any advice will be much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
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