[nagdu] Appreciating my dog

Larry D. Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Fri Jul 6 12:47:54 UTC 2012


I'll certainly aggree with that!  It was threatening to be hot and rainy and 
was both yesterday.  I left Holly at home and took the cane.  I am a good 
cane user but I sure did miss those little jogs and pulls that Holly uses. 
Holly usually misses going as well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 8:33 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Appreciating my dog


> Nothing makes me appreciate Ben like using my cane.  My cane skills are
> OK, but Ben is better.
> Yesterday was really hot, and I wanted to go a few blocks over to the
> farmers' market, which is in the middle of a hot parking lot.  I decided
> to leave Ben home and take the cane.  I got there and back with no
> problems, but it really made me appreciate all the little things Ben does
> for me automatically.  He goes around overhanging bushes and low trees.
> He keeps me away from parking lot curbs and leaning signposts.  He keeps
> me straight across parking lot driveways.  He goes around little old
> ladies without banging anyone in the ankles. He finds the crosswalk pole
> (well, because he wants to sniff it) and he finds the crosswalk.  He takes
> me around and through the sawhorses blocking off the area for the market.
> The only thing I didn't miss about not having him was my cane didn't look
> around for spilled blueberries.
> Ben isn't the greatest guide dog I've ever known,  but using my cane made
> me appreciate all the fine things he does that I take for granted.  And
> thank Goodness no one tried to run me over when I didn't have Ben with me.
> Dodging idiots in cars is one of Ben's great skills.
> Tracy
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