[nagdu] O&M services with a dog

[Larry D. Keeler]

Aggreed!  We have a absolutely wonderful instructor in this area but he 
knows nothing about what dogs are about.  I have even heard about some 
instructors being afraid of dogs and refuse to work with folks that use 
them.  I think tha O and M instructors should most deffinetely get more 
experience and knowledge concerning dogs.  And no, I most deffinetely am 
not! opening the cane dog thing again!  I'm just pointing out that 
instructors should have more experience with dogs!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:23 AM
Subject: [nagdu] O&M services with a dog


> Sometimes on this list, I see people recommending getting O&M services.  I
> have had no success getting decent O&M instruction with a dog, though I
> admit I only tried twice.  It was so useless I gave up.  The O&M person
> had no idea how to work with a dog, what kind of landmarks to point out,
> etc.  It's not the same as the landmarks used by a cane user.
> When I moved to New York City, I got oriented by asking other dog users,
> who gave coherent directions and useful pointers to know I was on the
> right track.
> I also got some help from TSE, when I was training with Ben, and my
> instructor worked with me to teach Ben a route through the Port Authority
> bus terminal.
> Have other people had better luck with "professional" O&M with a dog than
> I've had?
> Tracy
>
>
>
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