[nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills

Nicole Torcolini ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Sat Nov 1 00:13:59 UTC 2014


No, you don't have to be the perfect traveler, but there are certain things
that, JMHO, it is unreasonable to expect from a guide dog. There are people
out there who do not have good mobility skills who think that getting a
guide dog will magically solve everything.

Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: debby phillips [mailto:semisweetdebby at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 8:55 AM
To: Deanna Lewis; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
Users; ntorcolini at wavecable.com; nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills

Well, I'm not always the sharpest tool in the drawer, not having the
greatest sense of direction.  So you don't have to be perfect.  But you do
have to be able to figure things out, or at least know the right questions
to ask should someone offer to help.  And dogs can help.  After a dog has
been with you a while they will often show you doors, even if they aren't
the right door.  This helps a lot when going to an unfamiliar place, as
happens from time to time.  But you do need to have fairly good skills.  But
don't let anyone tell you that you have to be the 
"perfect" traveler.  That's just not true.    Peace,    Debby and 
Neena





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