[nagdu] Fwd: 5 Reasons Why Guide Dogs Are a Terrible Idea!

[Cindy Ray]

It sounded to me as if he was making some obvious observations, and I am
afraid that I have to agree with some of them. Let me just say that you do
have to go into having a dog with your eyes open, so to speak. I knew I
would suffer from some of the same feelings he mentioned in the document,
and I thought I would overcome them. I still suffer from them, and I don't
think a guide dog is for everyone. I've loved mine to death, but not sure I
am going to ever want to do it again. The reason I got a dog in the first
place is that I was having problems with my primary cane hand. Ironically,
the problems are increasing, so maybe this will all change in the future. It
doesn't upset me so much.
Cindy


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Subject: [nagdu] Fwd: 5 Reasons Why Guide Dogs Are a Terrible Idea!

Just curious what you all think. This article greatly upset me, especially
given the subject line. But I wanted to see what you guys thought, as the
responses on the list that I saw this on our very mixed.  

If you're blind, you obviously read Braille. Your hearing must naturally be
> superior to your sighted peers, and of course you have a guide dog! Right?
> 
> Well, that last may not be as pervasive as the first and second. 
> Someone recently told me the number of guide dog users has actually 
> declined in my millennial generation. I have no evidence proving this 
> one way or the other, but for the general public, to see a blind 
> person with a guide dog feels as natural as butter and toast.
> 
> Thing is, I'm not so sure guide dogs are right for everyone. Or, maybe 
> I'm just projecting my own uncertainties onto the rest of the community?
> 
> Last November I took the first step in the application process to 
> return for a second Seeing Eye dog. It's been more than three years 
> since I lost Gator, and even though I've gotten around just fine with 
> a white cane, I am approaching what feels like the final years with 
> sight, however minimal that sight might be. I admit it's unnerving if 
> I sit still long enough to contemplate total blindness. NFB philosophy 
> be damned, and the thought of an extra set of eyes to help me navigate 
> the world does bring a measure of comfort. But, is it enough to go get
another dog?
> 
> In no particular order, here are reasons why a guide dog would be a 
> terrible
> idea:
> 
> Read more:
> 
> http://serotalk.com/2015/03/18/5-reasons-why-guide-dogs-are-a-terrible
> -idea/
> 
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