[nagdu] Guide dog use in countries other than the U.S.

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Nadja.
That's interesting.  Do you carry the stick all the time?
If my dog stops for some reason, I put out my foot to see if it's a curb,
step, or big crack in the sidewalk.  If I don't find anything, I put out
my hand to see if there's something up higher, like construction tape. 
Sometimes, if I feel very uncertain, I might get out my folding cane and
use it to see what's happening, but that's very rare.
I like having a free hand to open doors, get out my bus pass, carry coffee
... whatever.  I always say blind people ought to be able to grow a third
hand, since one is always being used for mobility purposes.


I'm Tracy, and I have a black lab from The Seeing Eye named Ben.  I live
in New Jersey and work in New York City.  My mother's side of the family
are Swedish, so I'm particularly interested to hear about how things are
in the old country.
Nice to meet you!
Tracy

>
> BS"D
>
> We use the stick as a complement to the guide dog in Sweden too, I forgot
> to say that. I've the guide dog handle in my left hand and the stick in
> the right hand. I use the stick to investigate when my dog stops for an
> obstruction as you said Laurel so that I can give her good directions. I
> also use the stick to investigate if she has followed my commands, as an
> example if I say "find the curb" I check with the stick before I give her
> praise or a correction depending on her action. I don't use the stick as a
> mobility aid however. How do you do that when you don't have a stick?
> *Curious* It's also an signal to the public that I'm blind as Maria told.
>
> LeChalom,
> Nadja from Sweden
>
> Page web : http://www.nadjaoberg.com
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