[nagdu] Balance without a guide dog

Thu Apr 17 20:52:34 UTC 2014

hi, well Julie's comment is totally completely right. Unfortunately if you're using a guy dog at the same time as a support came. The god will need to be on your left of course. And the support came used to be alright. I personally am weaker on my right side anyway. And use the support Cain on my right to support my right side. Does that make sense? But I think if you're just using a support came on a long white cane. Using A support Cain on your left would be fine. Again if you're using a guy dog, using the support came in your right would be the most sensible.

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> On Apr 17, 2014, at 4:36 PM, "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm not Marsha, but I can answer your question.
> 
> No, you want to use the support cane on the opposite side.  when I broke my right foot, I was instructed to use a support cane on the left.
> 
> HTH
> Julie
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Alyssa
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:45 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Balance without a guide dog
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> 
> 
> hello Marsha,
> I hope this isn't too personal of a question, but is one side weaker than the other? I seem to notice that when I'm having issues, my right side seems to be the bad guy. So in that case, is the right hand the appropriate one to hold a support cane in?
> Thanks,
> AlyssaSent Fromm my iPad
> 
>> On Apr 17, 2014, at 7:31 AM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>>> 
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>>> -----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
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>>>> 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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