[nagdu] Guide dogs vs smartphone

[Nicole Torcolini]

I did not read about the app, but it probably does less than a cane as it
probably does not tell you anything about the ground. I think that the part
that most people don't understand is that our dogs don't just detect and
alert us to obstacles and elevation changes like our canes do. They actually
do something about it when they can, such as going around the obstacle. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aleeha Dudley
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 7:30 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide dogs vs smartphone

I would indeed like to live a long, healthy life. I think if I traded in my
little yellow guy for a smartphone app, I wouldn't accomplish that goal. I
don't think machines can ever replace the brains of the dogs. I will never
go back to using a cane full-time, that's for sure, let alone some device
that seems to think it's smarter than I or my dog is.

Sent from my iPad

> On Mar 18, 2014, at 10:24 PM, "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
wrote:
> 
> And, the phone is easier to lose and breaks easier! One can't ordinarily
lose or break there dog! Also, you don't have to plug in the dog or leave
the dog in your purse or back pack somewhere!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Vandervest" 
> <timelord09 at att.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 9:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide dogs vs smartphone
> 
> 
>> the only advantage is that you don't have to pick up  after the phone 
>> or vacuum the hair out of your carpets lol i'll keep my dog, thanks 
>> :-)
>> 
>> 
>> There are none so blind as those who will not see
>> 
>> William and LD Lynard
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