[nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills

Sat Nov 1 03:44:26 UTC 2014

Yah, that happens! Folks think we can't get lost with our dogs! Well, more 
than once I have been out wandering on dog pilot and every so often I have 
to take over and stop us from going somewhere I'd rather not go! For 
example, I have been wandering around the mall and suddenly find myself in 
front of the pet store! Jee, how'd that happen and who was controlling our 
path?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Marie via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills


> This is all so true!
> I will, however, say that my guide dog will get me lost because I have not 
> been paying attention or she wants to take an initiative, but also unlost. 
> She has gotten me home during a night with freezing rain so heavy that the 
> buses shut down, kept me safe through a parking lot which would've freaked 
> me out with a cane.
> This having been said, no school worth their salt should accept anyone who 
> cannot navigate moderately safely with a cane; nor should they accept 
> anyone who has enough vision to navigate completely on their own.
>
> This having been said, there are certain places I hated going with a cane. 
> There is a mcDonald's near my house, but to get there I would have to 
> cross an 8-lane busy road, with an island at one point.  I am a good cane 
> traveler, but that intersection doesn't run straight.  I never wanted to 
> walk it with a cane, but with a dog it seems simple and easy.
>
> Daryl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Deanna Lewis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: Nicole Torcolini <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>, NAGDU Mailing List, the 
> National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 09:40:23 -0600 (MDT)
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills
>
> This is true that you do need to have a good sense of direction and know 
> where you are going. The other day, we went to a restaurant that we go to 
> a couple times a month. It has windows that go all the way down the sides 
> of the building. Well, Pascal started to pull the right and tried to take 
> me in through the window. I knew that we weren't close to the entrance, so 
> I directed him forward. It was pretty funny. But, if I didn't have good 
> mobility skills, I could have gotten very turned around. Sometimes my boy 
> has a little too much initiative, LOL.
> Deanna and Pascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole 
> Torcolini via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 12:12 AM
> To: starmy22 at gmail.com; 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of 
> Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills
>
> I hope that this does not come across as harsh, but this is pretty much 
> the long and short of it. Like a cane, a guide dog is a mobility aid.
> Occasionally, you will come across a really smart dog who can find his/her 
> way home when blocks away, but it is not something that is guaranteed with 
> every dog. Your responsibilities when traveling with a dog are much the 
> same as when you travel with a cane. You have to know where you are and 
> how to get to where you are going. You have to read the traffic. If you 
> cannot get from one place to another without getting lost or turned around 
> or crossing the street at the wrong time multiple times, then you probably 
> will not be accepted to get a dog.
>
> Nicole
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of starmy22--- via 
> nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 2:17 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] guidedog and mobility skills
>
> Hi,
> I have a question:  I talked with Pilot dogs yesterday and had asked them 
> about how the admissions process wsa going.
> I was told that the committee had already met.
> I had been told that there is no set date as to when they will be meeting 
> again.
> I have a question: I do apologize if this is off-topic; so please forgive 
> me. I didn't know where else to post this.  I do have epilepcy and I did 
> find out that I had sustained a head Injury.
> Is the excellerated mobility training program at Leader dog a fast pased 
> Mobility training program?
> I'm supposed to have a evaluation on my mobility skills to see whether or 
> not I'm even ready for a guide dog yet.
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/ntorcolini%40wavecable.co
> m
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/dlewis%40clovernook.org
>
> --
> This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. http://www.sophos.com
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/crazymusician%40shaw.ca
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/lkeeler%40comcast.net