[nagdu] Wanted: opinions about guide dogs

[Raven Tolliver]

I totally feel stupid for not mentioning that one. The cruel and
unforgiving West Michigan winter is the very thing that pushed me over
the edge and made me break down and apply for a guide dog.
I was using a cane, and I got lost outside my dorm because I went out
for a burger late at night, not expecting the paths and everything
else to be covered in fresh snow. I couldn't tell the grass from the
sidewalk from the path back to my dorm, and just had to wait for
someone to come along and help. I left my phone in my room, and There
weren't many people out. I felt really crappy in that instant and
decided I had to get a dog.
I do not ever want to travel through snow and ice with a cane again.
It is an unbelievable nightmare, with lake effect snow, unshovelled
paths, and gigantic snow drifts. Just oh no!
After that winter, I could just tell the Golden Guy "Let's go home,"
and not have to worry about finding my way through 1.5-foot deep snow.
-- 
Raven
Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
www.1am-editing.com

You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
have or what you do.

Naturally-reared guide dogs
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nrguidedogs

On 7/30/15, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Tracy,
>
> YES, this! I hated cane travel in winter here, and I went as few places as
> possible. Now with a dog, unless it is unreasonably cold, I don't have to
> worry about blocks of ice or anything :)
>
> Daryl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Sent: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:28:27 -0600 (MDT)
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Wanted: opinions about guide dogs
>
> There's one advantage no one has mentioned yet: dogs are very helpful in
> snow and ice. I lived in Minnesota when I got my first dog, and I was
> amazed how much easier winter travel was.
> A disadvantage no one has mentioned? Dogs sometimes do embarrassing things,
> like steal food (they shouldn't, but sometimes do), or throw up at
> inopportune times, like my first dog throwing up in the middle of my
> accounting class. Not often, but it happens. Like a boy scout, one should
> always Be Prepared.
>
> I might have thought some of the disadvantages were a big deal before I got
> a dog; now, I just deal with it and move on. Or look at them as
> opportunities, like, I have to take my dog out to relieve, so I get to get
> up from my desk and go outside for a bit of fresh air and a change of
> scene.
> Tracy
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mikaela Stevens
> via nagdu
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 11:23 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Mikaela Stevens
> Subject: [nagdu] Wanted: opinions about guide dogs
>
> Dear guide dog users:
>
> I am considering getting a guide dog. I am a little person, so I hope to
> get
> a smaller dog. What kinds of dogs are available? What is the best training
> program to use? Finally, what are the pros and cons of having a dog?
>
> Thank you for your time and help.
>
> Best,
> Mikaela
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