[nagdu] Thinking of getting a guide dog

[Juanita Herrera]

Matt,
Welcome to this list. I have my first guide dog, Anise, from Guide
Dogs For The Blind, and like you, I once had my uncertainties. The
dogs are trained to stop when they arrive at a curb. Then you probe or
examine the area with your foot. That is how you will know whether you
have came up to an up curb or down curb. Same goes for stairs. The dog
will stop at the top of the stairs if you are going down, and it will
place its front paws at the very birst step if you are going up the
stairs. As for other pets in the home, it is untrue that you can't
have them. My family currently has a yellow labrador as a pet, a
golden lab mix that we are training to be a guide dog for Guide Dogs
For The Blind, and my guide dog, Anise. Have you begun looking into
possible schools you might want to attend?
Juanita and Anise and Baby Benson

On 8/17/12, Matt Gilman <lvsr01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> www.blindbiketrials.com
> Matt at blindbiketrials.com
> 443-650-8441
>
> Matt Gilman
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