[nagdu] a cane and dog discussion

[d m gina]

Hi there,
I will only speak for myself, then no one can have hurt feelings.
I am a good cane user as well as a good dog handler.
I wish the dog over a cane for many reasons.
My dog can get me threw a parking lot better than I can with my cane.
I get it done, where as the dog can find the door of a building faster 
than I can.
I also like the idea that the dogs are trained to leave all trash cans 
rite where they are met to be.
As a cane user, I would find all of the trash cans, even the harder way 
that I didn't care for smile.
Bumping places that smart in the end.
I find that folks who see the cane offer me a ride home, where as the 
dog and I called a cab and went on our way.
I have had dogs run my hip into a table, and trust me I correct hard.
Especially if you hit the bone on your hip.
Words are not in the Bible I use at times when I bump hard.
Working on this ya know smile.
I love both, I was really excited the first time a cane was put into my hand.
I knew then I could get out and cross streets feeling freedum.
I also walk faster with a dog than I do with the cane.
Hope I answered your question.

Original message:
> 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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