[nagdu] Thinking of getting a guide dog

[Buddy Brannan]

Wow, that's a difficult one to answer. 

My first reaction is to say you do the same thing you would with a cane, just that the kinds of landmarks and clues you use will be different. You might take a cane with you for the difficult bits, or to heel a dog through something you particularly want to show him, like the third sidewalk on the left. Basically, you'll probably figure out the most comfortable thing for yourself. Me, I just get up and go and figure it out on the way.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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On Aug 18, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Reinhard Stebner <raydar11011 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Also, how do you use a dog in an area where one has never been before and
> you do not know the rout? How do you figure out where everything is?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Matt Gilman
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 10:30 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Thinking of getting a guide dog
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I am new to this list and I have been considering getting a guide dog for
> some time now.  I know I have questions but I really don't know what they
> are.  I have a feeling once i start getting some  replies
> I might start figuring these questions out.
> 
> I am not sure how guide dogs really work in the sense of feeling edges. For
> example with my cane I can feel the curb coming up and know where the edge
> is but with a dog how does this work?  Also the same goes for steps.How will
> I know if they go up or down with a dog?  With a cane I can feel them and
> know instantly.  this is just one example of my thinking.
> 
> I am totally a dog person and have been for a very long time.  My wife is
> also a vet tech.  If this doesn't say that we are dog people I don't know
> what does.  I heard that you shouldn't have a guide dog while  you have
> other dogs in the house?  I currently have 2 dogs as pets.  Is this and
> issue?
> 
> Thanks for all the help.
> 
> Matt.
> 
> Matt gilman
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