[nagdu] blazing trails with tails.

[daniel]

I'm so glad yall responded like this! Thank yall so much. I just couldn't
believe that every dog user got sighted assistance wherever they went. And
this gives me some ideas on how to learn a route just her and I . 
-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shanna Stichler
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 5:55 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] blazing trails with tails.

Hi Dan,

I think, for me personally, that getting sighted help with every single new
route is not very practical. I do get a couple of O&M sessions when I first
move to a new city if I can, but otherwise I learn new routes by taking the
dog, sometimes using a GPS, bringing a cane, and just doing it. I have
gotten very lost a few times, but since I have the skills to get myself
unlost again, I actually don't mind too much. Getting lost can actually
teach me some valuable things about the area I'm travelling in most of the
time.

I think it's fine to learn routes with just you and the dog, but I would
advise carrying a folding cane with you in case you need it to figure out
stuff about the environment that your dog can't help with for whatever
reason.

Shanna with Diamond


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On Jul 20, 2013, at 8:37 PM, "daniel" <gutz2020 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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