[nagdu] question about dog schools

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hi Julie M,
The Seeing Eye has worked with people with other disabilities.  They are 
willing to alter routes to accamidate people who can't walk that long.

As for support canes, I imagine that they are cool with those.  It does 
depend on if the person must use the cane on their left side or not.  If the 
cane use is permanent, the dog could be trained to work on the person's 
right.

I've had several times that I had to use a support cane.  It worked out fine 
when I had to use it on the right.  Generally, a support cane is used on the 
side OPPOSITE from the affected leg in order to use the cane properly.  If 
the cane is used on the SAME side as the affected leg, then it isn't as good 
but doable.  I ran into this problem when I had my right foot operated on. 
When I had to use the crutches, I coouldn't work the dog at all and had to 
take paratransit or just stick around in my immediate area and winged it 
with my very limited vision.

My dogs had no problem in adapting to my support cane use.  I'm glad I don't 
have to use the cane now as my feet are totally healed.

HTH!  I have a friend with a dog from Guiding Eyes in NY.  She's happy with 
her dog and training.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie McGinnity" <kaybaycar at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 9:53 PM
Subject: [nagdu] question about dog schools


> Hi everyone.
>
> I'm writing this email at the request of a friend.  I'm helping her do
> research into the different guide dog schools.  She would like to get
> a guide dog, and she has some balance issues.  She walks with a
> support cane and wouldn't be able to walk the amount required by most
> guide dog schools.  Which schools would be willing to work with her?
> She's very independent and knows a lot about dogs.  We would be very
> grateful for your suggestions.  Thank you.
>
> -- 
> Julie McG
> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, National Federation of the Blind
> of Missouri recording secretary,
> 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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