[nagdu] blazing trails with tails.

[Darla Rogers]

I think Cindy stated it pretty well, but sighted folks don't grow on trees,
so sometimes, you may have to explore it with your cane.
	The only reason not to take the dog cold, if you can help it, is the
do might learn it wrong if you direct wrong because you don't have all the
info.
	My vote is to get a little sighted help, if you can; college
campuses can be strange because there are a lot of curving sidewalks and
intersecting curving sidewalks at many campuses, so it would be hard for
your dog to make a decision then.
	I'm convinced urban work is easier than suburban or country work
which are much more unpredictable, though all can be done, of course.
Darla & Handsome, hard-working Huck


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of daniel
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 8:38 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] blazing trails with tails.

Hey guys, as yall know I'm going to be moving to a new town for college
quite soon. While I was in training (I can't remember if it was an
instructor or not) someone off-handedly said something like, always have a
sighted person help you on a new route or something.I've always been a
really independent person trying new routes and what not. I can understand
getting some orientation help in a new place but for everything? How do yall
feel about going new places without an advanced orientation session or such?
Do yall usually stick to a preplanned set of routes or do yall sometimes go
new places just for the heck of it? I'm asking this from a dog users
perspective, how does your dog react on a new route or a place, and
especially if any of yall have moved to a new city or home, how did yall get
used to the new surroundings?

Thanks,

Dan

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