[nagdu] Guide-dogs and sports

Wed Jun 4 14:13:47 UTC 2014

Hej Fatmir.
Välkommen :)
Welcome to the list. Good luck with getting your dog.
Matthew Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
www.blindaccesstraining.com
1-877-774-7670 ext. 4

On Jun 4, 2014, at 9:53 AM, Fatmir Seremeti via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all 
> 
> My name is Fatmir and I live in Sweden. I tryed to find a similar list here in Sweden but seams like there isn't any. 
> I hope that I'm welcomed here and I learned a lot in just this first week I've been a member of this list. 
> 
> I'm a professional athlete doing Goalball and I'm a low B2. 
> These last 4 years I've lost my ability to move around by my self. 
> This loss of sight has been very difficult for me in my active life where I nowadays have to depend a lot on other people all the time. 
> I have now applied for a guide-dog and on the 18th of this month the association here in Sweden will come home to me to determine if I'm right for a guide-dog. 
> 
> I understand that most of the things I need help for today like going to the gym, swimming hall, walking and everyday activities will be much more easy and independent. 
> My question is if anyone uses their guide-dog as a running guide outdoors and if this is even possible? 
> 
> Med vänliga hälsningar / best regards 
> Fatmir seremeti 
> +46705103634
> www.goalballfatmir.blogg.se 
> Twitter: @goalballfatmir
> 
> 
>> 4 jun 2014 kl. 08:16 skrev Kathy Davis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>:
>> 
>> Hi Julie,
>>   I so enjoyed reading your account of the goings on with you and Bill
>> there at Guiding Eyes. I am relatively new to the list but have been active
>> in NAGDU and FLAGDU for many years. 
>>   I too was rather taken aback when I received my last dog, Wade, from
>> the Seeing Eye. Wade is a big handsome black Lab and he is much taller than
>> my previous dogs. After trying several things to begin to feel right working
>> with Wade considering his height, we finally decided to use a harness with a
>> shorter handle. That did the trick as the standard size harness handle just
>> made me feel so awkward and as you said...the harness was up in the air
>> instead of leaning back in my hand near my left hip as should be the case. 
>>   I will look forward to reading more from the happenings of you and
>> Bill. By the way, my daddy's name was Bill and he was terrific. 
>> 
>> Take care,
>> 
>> Kathy Davis and Wonderful Wade 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie McGinnity
>> via nagdu
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:55 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] My dog blog
>> 
>> Hi friends,
>> 
>> I am currently training with my second guide dog.  To document my training
>> and share my experiences with my family and friends, I created a wordpress
>> blog.  I'm hoping the blog will live on even after my training, but for now,
>> I have recorded my adventures so far at Guiding Eyes for the Blind.  In case
>> any of you are interested, I'll post the link below.  The entries are in
>> order on the page from most recent to earliest, and there are three entries
>> so far.  I am having a great time here!
>> 
>> http://adivaandherdog.wordpress.com/
>> 
>> --
>> 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 "For
>> God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who
>> believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life."
>> John 3:16
>> 
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