[nagdu] a cane and dog discussion

[Tami Kinney]

Dan,

You are just plain grouchy. /grin/ Honestly, the cane vs. dog discussion
can turn judgmental on all sides in a heartbeat, so grouchiness seems to
be a reasonable response to me.  /grin/

Still... Intelligent discussion is possible, and I'm kind of a nut about
free flow of ideas and knowledge and...  So now that I'm getting old and
jaded, I try to keep a grip and remember that the decision for each
individual is an important one, whether it's to go guide dog in the
first place or to begin to figure out where your cane does or does not
fit in once you've made the switch...

Okay, I'm starting to wake up and figure out what I do about O&M when
I'm not sitting stupidly in front of my computer... /lol/ Good to see
you back on the list.

Tami



On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 08:12 -0400, Dan Weiner wrote:
> Hi, Julie.
> 
> First of all, welcome to the world of guide dogs.
> I've been off the list for some time so I don't know if you've written about
> your experiences so if you haven't , I'd love to hear what prompted you to
> get a guide dog and how it's been.
> 
> My name is Dan Weiner, pronounced to rhyme with "miner"--smile--and I've
> used guide dogs for 17 years.
> 
> All right, here's my answer and it may sound like I'm being a grouch:
> Who cares--smile.
> This cane and dog controversy has been around for years and years and I
> honestly couldn't care less about the answer to those questions.
> What works for one person doesn't work for another... I don't judge people
> on their O and M skills so much as on what type of person they are, unlike,
> it would seem, a lot of my fellow blind people.
> 
> If people get a dog, it's obvious that for some reason the cane wasn't doing
> it for them.
> 
> If they decide to use a cane, then it's clear that they for some reason
> don't want or need a dog--lol.
> 
> Now, in real life I'm a very nice person, so don't let my answer turn you
> off--smile.
> 
> 
> Dan and the Carter Dog
> 
>  
> 
> 
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