[nagdu] Pace issues

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Aleeha.
I've had experiences similar to Kerri's.  The dog would slow down on the way 
back home.  My husband and I call it the Going Home Blues.

Or,
Is it a particular time of day when he slows down? Ben slows way down when a 
place is dark.  We were walking to a diner in the winter, and came to a 
place where there were no streetlights and lots of trees on the side.  Ben 
crept through it, and the people I was with said it was very dark.
Or perhaps something in that area is very glary, making it hard for Dallas 
to see?
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aleeha Dudley via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 9:41 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Pace issues


> Hello all,
> I have recently noticed a strange issue with my guide. It mostly occurs on 
> the three blocks starting out my route, and the same three blocks going 
> back home. There are a few decent cracks in the sidewalk, but it's not 
> bad. My dog is really slow, and doesn't seem to want to pick up his pace. 
> He is fine once we get to the main street of town usually. I don't know 
> what is going on, but, this evening, my route only consisted of those few 
> blocks, going up to the ice cream shop, then back home. He was really 
> sluggish, and took a lot of encouraging to keep moving. He seems to be 
> feeling well, eating well, and drinking well. During the last couple of 
> days, he has started eating the bushes, or attempting to eat them, on the 
> side of the sidewalk, even with a gentle leader on. There are no dogs 
> around, that I can hear, and he is not giving that signal. Every time I 
> check on where his head is, he seems to be looking slightly to the left, 
> and sometimes he looks downward a little. Does any
> one know why this might be? I'm confused and concerned, as he seems 
> hesitant, but I have not fallen on any of those blocks before. And, it 
> used to be that he would just move really quickly down those sidewalks and 
> get to the house just fine, pausing for the cracks, as he knows I'm a bit 
> clumsy. :-) any suggestions would be great.
> Thanks,
> Aleeha and Dallas
>
> Sent from my iPad
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