[nagdu] Treatment of People with Guide Dogs

[Larry D. Keeler]

Yah, I've had folks grab the cane as well and also try to shove me where 
they think I want to go! But, trying to shov34e me is like trying to move a 
mountain! People also think Holly knows where I want to go.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Treatment of People with Guide Dogs


>I don't use a cane much, but I have had people try to grab the cane to lead 
>me.  How to make a blind gal go ballistic!
> I don't usually have problems with people trying to give my dog 
> directions. If they try, I think they catch on pretty quick that he's not 
> listening to them.
> What happens most to me, whether I'm using dog or cane, is that people try 
> to grab me and push me where they want me to go, in ways they would never 
> think of grabbing a sighted woman they don't know extremely well.
> Tracy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nicole Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 8:42 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Treatment of People with Guide Dogs
>
>
>> Some of the recent threads have made me think of something kind of
>> interesting. No, you don't interact with someone who has a guide dog the
>> same way that you interact with someone who has a cane, but, if people 
>> would
>> treat us more like we were using canes instead of dogs, we would not have 
>> as
>> many problems. For example, some people have problems with people trying 
>> to
>> give their dog directions. When someone has a cane instead of a dog, this
>> problem does not happen. The same goes for interacting with the dog. You
>> don't hear about people messing with canes as often as you hear about 
>> people
>> messing with dogs. What do people think of this?
>>
>> Nicole
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