[nagdu] blazing trails with tails.

[Tami Jarvis]

Leye-Schprintse,

It's a great explanation, and very clear!

I think the general recommendation for teaching a dog new routes is to 
take it out on leash first, then go again in harness. Some people do it 
that way, while it seems others just go off the beaten path and figure 
it out with the dog as they go along. I tend to just go where I want to 
go, and Mitzi is pretty good about problem-solving with me. I do carry a 
cane in case I need to pull it out in a pinch, though. It's actually 
been trickier out here in the small town than it was in the city. We 
find weird things like a sidewalk that goes into someone's shed, which 
is confusing... Then their trucks are parked where we need to turn to 
get to the street to go around the shed, so that's more confusing 
because of the side mirrors. We've come across a couple of other 
unexpected things like that where getting back on track was confusing. 
So I've taken to doing more exploration with the cane and the dog on 
leash to figure things out than I did in the city. In the city, I could 
get more thoroughly lost, but Mitzi is good about helping me get back to 
where it's familiar so we can get lost another way... I'm one of those 
weird people that finds being lost pretty fun until I get tired and am 
still lost. /smile/

Paris and London sound fun, and I would like to experience both some day!

Tami

On 08/01/2013 02:42 PM, Leye-Shprintse Öberg wrote:
> BS"D
>
> Star Gazer and Tami,
>
> Generally, the blind in Sweden are taught routes to places there they need to go, to work/shops. Many blind people also have human guides who help them out. I think very few would feel confident to go outside the routes she or he knows. I think it has with the attitude against the blind here, the sighted are in control of our blind skills training and a majority of the blind here are seniors therefore the training is suited to them and not to us young who've other needs then them.
>
> Our guide dogs are taught routes too, before working with your dog you're recommended to show the dog the route first. This is done with a walk in lead first where you show the dog the lines she or he shall walk. Then you can walk your dog in harness.
>
> I hope you understand what I'm writing. Sometimes I've problem to describe what I want to say, if something is unclear, please tell me.
>
> Kind regards,
> Leye-Shprintse
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