[nagdu] Just saw this: Guide dogs and athletes

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				Type in Guide Dog Salty on Youtube and the video you want will pop up. It is very moving.

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Ledet via nagdu
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 3:53 AM
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Cc: Danielle Ledet <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Just saw this: Guide dogs and athletes

Buddy, good thing people are still awake here. Hehehehehehe! Sounds like something I would write You just made my night. I think I will sleep well despite feeling ill with my stomach. What I wanna know is the name of the other guy who got stuck in the Twin Towers with his dog and survived. Wasn't he and his dog from Guiding Eyes?


On 8/22/15, The Pawpower Pack via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Many people like a british style attachment for a harness when they run.
> This gives the handle a great deal more lateral movement, however, you 
> need to be very aware of where you are in relation to the dog as it is 
> easy to over walk or over run a dog with this type of equipment.
> My dog runs in a harness that has a v-shaped breastplate so it does 
> not put pressure on the throat.  It also allows the front legs more 
> room to stride out.  I do prefer a longer handle and for it to be made of flexible tubing.
> I do not use the british style but the flexible tubing allows for the 
> same effect of more lateral movement.
> You can also run in a canicross style, of the dog in an X-back 
> harness, with a tow and a belt for the human where the towline is attached to the belt.
> You need to have good balance to do this and it is better if you run 
> on a flat straight surface if you run this way.  Canicross is usually 
> done cross country, where you will encounter uneven trails, but I have 
> run canicross in urban environments on a flat paved bikepath or trail.
>
>
>  Rox and the kitchen Bitches:
> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 22, 2015, at 8:04 PM, Danielle Sykora via nagdu 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> In order to run with your guide you most likely need either:
>> 1. to use a flat collar and have your dog leash-guide or 2. Use a 
>> different style harness that allows for more free movement.
>> I'm not sure exactly how these differ from traditional harnesses 
>> since I used leash-guiding with my dog while running.
>>
>> Danielle and Thai
>>> On 8/22/15, Darla J. Rogers via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I am finding this topic most interesting; running with one's guide, 
>>> however, isn't new no matter what the schools have said.  There are 
>>> those who are skilled enough to do this, but if more runners are 
>>> asking for dogs who can run, I applaud the schools for stepping 
>>> forward to face this challenge and conquer it.
>>>
>>> I was wondering what special equipment the dog might need?  It would 
>>> seem that a longer harness handle would be required, but I honestly 
>>> don't know.
>>>
>>> If I run into someone who runs with their guide, I assure you I have 
>>> lots of c curiosity, though with a rec recently replaced right knee, 
>>> it isn't something on the bucket list of things I want to do, but I 
>>> am loving the plethora of activities guide dog school graduates and 
>>> owner/trainers are undertaking with their dogs.
>>> Darla & Huck very impatient to be able to work again.
>>>
>>>
>>> Darla J. Rogers M.S.
>>>
>>> Djrogers0628 at gmail.com
>>>
>>> When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself."
>>> ¯ Wayne W. Dyer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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