[nagdu] Adjustment from working with a king to a dog

[Buddy Brannan]

Hi,

Your dog will probably not tell you much of anything if he’s off leash. The leash and harness are pretty instrumental in communication between you and your dog. When your dog is off leash, he is probably not working anyway.

I remember before I got my first dog that I wasn’t sure how one would coordinate the working of six legs and two brains. (In my case, maybe 1.5 brains at most.) Anyway, the legs aren’t really a problem so much. The brains sometimes are. Sometimes, you’ll get into arguments with your dogs. Just remember, sometimes, you’re the one that’s wrong. It’s all OK though. This is all stuff you learn in class and refine over the following months and years. 

On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:10 AM, Clare Westlund via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> afraid that I will miss something that the dog is trying to tell me when off leash. Thank you all for your guidance and advice! Clare Hi everyone! I am preparing to get my first dog next month and I had a couple questions. I am nervous about the adjustment from working with a cane two then using a dog? What was it like for you? I am nervous that I will not understand what the dog is trying to tell me when and and or out of harness? I don't want to interpret the body language or mannerism of the dog in a bad way? Since I am totally blind I am
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