[nagdu] Balance without a guide dog

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Thu Apr 10 15:36:39 UTC 2014


I've had a couple major surgeries, and needed to use a support cane for a 
bit afterwards.
It was pretty simple to do while working my dog.  I just held the cane in my 
right hand, and used it as needed.  The hardest trick was slowing the dog 
down from the normal pace, but both dogs caught on pretty quick.
I guess I practiced with the cane first in the house, before taking my act 
out on the road.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alyssa" <alyssahenson95 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Balance without a guide dog


>I too am curious about this as I'm getting my dog replaced soon. Hopefully 
>it will no longer be a problem when that happens, but it's good to have a 
>plan just in case.
> Alyssa
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 9, 2014, at 11:52 PM, "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> rofl, Marsha; can you describe exactly how you work with it?  A friend 
>> wants
>> to work his dog more, but definitely requires a support cane to maintain
>> decent balance.
>> Darla & Hippie Huck
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 9:03 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Balance without a guide dog
>>
>> Hi,
>> I have balance issues all of the time, some days with more issues than
>> others. If needed I use a support cane. I use a support cane with and or
>> without my guide. Don't worry therre are support canes out there that are
>> not the old lady ones. I got mine from Walmart, I don't know if the brand
>> this or the type. But its called Hugo. Sort of sounds like a european 
>> cute
>> guy. :) Good luck and be careful!
>>
>> Marsha drenth
>> Sent with my IPhone
>> Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone. 
>> As
>> such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate errors.
>> Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.
>>
>>> On Apr 9, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Alyssa <alyssahenson95 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello list,
>>> As I'm sure most of you know, I'm between dogs now. The weather patterns
>> where I live are also not being consistent right now. This means my 
>> sinuses
>> are causing headaches and putting fluid behind my ears. Both of these 
>> things
>> are throwing my balance for a loop. I wouldn't be as concerned if I 
>> wasn't
>> in college and constantly needing to cross streets, navigate uneven 
>> grounds,
>> and the stairs. This happened to me at the last season change, but Sophie
>> provided enough of a counterbalance to make me feel safe and relatively
>> comfortable. Right now, I'm relying on a big strong guy friend to bare my
>> weight and brace if I stumble. On a college campus, this looks quite 
>> wrong.
>> I don't need anyone assuming anything about my recreational activities.
>> *smiles* Have any of you had balance issues between dogs? If so, what did
>> you do about this? Unfortunately I don't have an o and m instructor right
>> now to give me any ideas so I'm turning to my other resources. I'm sorry
>> this is so lengthy, but any help is certainly appreciated.
>>> Alyssa
>>>
>>> Sent From  my iPhone
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