[nagdu] Balance without a guide dog

[Marsha Drenth]

Darla,
Sorry for the slow response. I have been sick for the last two weeks. I am now feeling some what human again. 
I use my support cane just as if I were not using a guide dog too. When I take a step with my left foot, the cane goes forward. The only major issue is that when your using a guide dog and support cane, you have no other hands for anything else. My guide dog was trained specially for me, knowing that I would need to use a support cane. some dogs, are afraid of the cane, my last guide was. But my current guide always just knows that she must slow down when I use it. Does this answer your question? 

Marsha drenth  
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> On Apr 10, 2014, at 12:52 AM, "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
>> 
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