[nagdu] The Follow Command

[Julie McGinnity]

I agree with Rebecca actually.  One of the few things I really dislike
is when people try to give my dogs commands.  That is the best way for
someone to irritate me, even though my dog doesn't listen most of the
time.  So if I did use follow with my dog, I would only use it with
people I trusted not to give her commands.  She will follow my mom or
friends of mine who she likes if I point at them when we are going
through crowded areas, but this is not always perfect.  I also don't
really like the feeling of my dog following someone without me having
any control over it.  And yes, I know I would still have control over
my dog and where we would be going.

I think it's a personal choice and depends on the person and the dog
in question.

On 9/12/13, Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name> wrote:
> Yeah, I was kind of puzzled by that too. I didm’t see any ugly in Nicole’s
> message either.
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> On Sep 12, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Nicole Torcolini at Home
> <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
>
>> Are you saying that I was being ugly about it?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2013, at 5:19 AM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, it does. You can disagree and that's fine. The person starting this
>> thread asked a question and I gave my opinion.
>> You don't have to agree. You also don't have to be ugly about it.
>> We all have different things we like or don't like and following was one
>> of
>> the things I just didn't like for a bunch of reasons.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole
>> Torcolini
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:52 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] The Follow Command
>>
>> Sheesh, does it really bother you that much? I use both methods of people
>> giving me directions and following, with which one I use at the time
>> depending on the situation. For me, there are some situations in which it
>> just is not practical for someone to tell me every turn, especially if it
>> is
>> really noisy or in a big space, such as an airport, where there are a lot
>> of
>> people and not really defined paths. If it is just me and the person whom
>> Lexia is following, that person usually talks to me periodically. Also, I
>> have enough vision  to kind of tell if I think that Lexia is starting to
>> get
>> too far behind. I ask the person to slow down or wait if I think we are
>> falling behind. In cases where ther is at least one more person, there
>> will
>> be someone behind me that can watch.
>> Yes, I do sometimes have trouble with Lexia not guiding well, such as not
>> stopping for stairs, when following, but I usually handle it the same way
>> that I would handle it otherwise, and I also ask the person leading to
>> pause
>> at stairs, which usually makes Lexia less likely to mess up.
>> The best method that I have found for keeping Lexia from passing the
>> person
>> she is following is to have the person walk on the left. Yes, I know that
>> it
>> goes against traffic, but, in some situations, there is so much chaos
>> that
>> no one really notices. Otherwise, Lexia tends to vere off to the left and
>> pull up beside the person. I also find that holding the leash in my right
>> hand if I can helps her not vere left.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 6:09 AM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] The Follow Command
>>
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Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
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