[nagdu] new guide dog user with questions

[Marsha Drenth]

Mona, 

Trust with your pup will come in time. All new handlers deal with the trust of a new pup, some quicker than others. I would say check with your foot, but then transition to using your cane for the checking. And after a while, after your have been traveling in the same areas for a while, you won't need to check. The pups are trained to stay in the middle of the sidewalk, and to take you from curb to curb. 

Good luck, and if you have other questions, ask away!


Marsha drenthSent from my iPhone

On Aug 13, 2012, at 2:59 PM, Ramona Davidson <ramonadavidson88 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks everyone for all the wonderful replies, I’ll clarify, when
> talking about checking the kerbed to make sure I wasn’t in the street,
> it’s mainly just after I’ve crossed a blended drive way or if I’m in
> an unfamiliar location. One place we were walking had the parking lot
> blended with the sidewalk, so to make sure we weren’t veering in too
> far to the parking lot I’d stop and check to the side with my foot to
> make sure. Note: this is clearly a trust issue with me because he’s
> never ever! Been too far from the curb.
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/13/12, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
>> i know that she is on the sidewalk, and not checking the curb because of
>> country work. Guess it would depend on how much a person checks for the
>> curb. And what kind of sidewalk it is. Depends on what should be done.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Marsha drenthSent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Aug 13, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> The kind of checking for the curb, from what I understood, is not the same
>>> as country work. She is on the sidewalk and going off to check where the
>>> street is. That isn't the same as being trained for country work, I think.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> CL
>>> 
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> Mona
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