[nagdu] just for fun

[Shannon Wells]

Well, teenagers would know. :) I guess I didn't realize you were training your own dogs. Makes sense now. BTW, I was one of those who suggested pumpkin for a color. With your dog being black, it might be a bit halloweenish, but pumpkin would be visible. Good luck with picking a color.
Shannon
On Jul 27, 2012, at 6:19 PM, Julie J. wrote:

> I don't think the problem so much is with taking the survey as it was for me to set it up.  I'm not sure if it's just my unfamiliarity with the site or a JAWS issue or a combination of the two.  anyway I figured out there are free survey services out there that I like better.
> 
> I'm not sure it's a trend to use different equipment.  I'd say the vast majority of people use what their programs issue.  Different people have different reasons for using different equipment, comfort for the dog, better fit, lighter weight, wash ability, more color choices and others.  I have owner trained all of my guides so I have to purchase a harness or make my own.
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> I've never had an issue with people recognizing Monty as a guide dog or at least I haven't had any access issues resulting from his very different looking harness.   Mostly I hear people saying things like , "that's a service dog"  or "he's working".  I'm not sure they realize I'm blind and he's a guide dog, but it really doesn't matter to me.  They recognize that they aren't supposed to be petting or interacting.   That's good enough for me.
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> The harness I'm using right now is royal blue with a black handle.  It's also configured differently than a typical guide harness.  The front portion has two shoulder straps and a martingale that make the print letter Y in front, instead of the usual chest strap that runs perpendicular to the girth strap.
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> My teen age son says that sighted people don't have a clue what a typical guide dog harness looks like.  He says no one pays any attention to that sort of thing.  He says it is the behavior of the dog that makes him apparent as a guide.
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> Interesting stuff
> 
> Julie
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