[nagdu] a cane and dog discussion

[Cindy Ray]

I think this is a good place to post this because, while this is a list of dog users, there \ a variety 
experience on it.
On Jun 20, 2011, at 5:01 AM, Steven Johnson wrote:

> Hi Julie,
> Chances are that you will have a somewhat slanted view by posting this
> question on this NAGDU list, so in fairness and to obtain a more equal
> response, I would suggest you possibly post on another site, and I would
> suggest the blind talk list.
> 
> JMO,
> Steve
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> is Of Julie McGinnity
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 1:46 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] a cane and dog discussion
> 
> Hello everyone.
> 
> It is very late, so I hope I make sense as I pose the following
> discussion to you.  A friend and I are engaged in an interesting
> arguement.  We are talking about guide dog users and how much they use
> their canes and a few other things.  I'd just like to pose a few
> questions.  (Some of them may seem rather basic.)
> 
> Do you think that guide dog users are just as independent as cane
> users when it comes to travelling?
> 
> Do you think you lose cane skills if  you use a dog the majority of the
> time?
> 
> 
> Do you think that the majority of dog handlers are bad cane users?
> 
> I know these are really general questions, and if you can't answer
> them with direct answers, please, just your observations or
> experiences will suffice.  I'm just very curious about this.  I want
> to know what people think, and I don't really want to seem too
> invested in this or as though I am taking a side.  I'm pretty young
> and a relatively new guide dog user, so I know there are things I
> don't know and haven't seen yet.  I'm more interested in what you guys
> say.
> 
> Thanks.  Sorry if my late night/early morning ramblings make no sense.
> 
> -- 
> Julie McG
> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
> Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
> Eyes for the Blind
> 
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
> John 3:16
> 
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