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

[Cindy Ray]

Yes, but was the last part of that message his, too. It didn't look as if it
was a comment from someone else, so at the top he was playing "devil's
advocate" and talking about thought processes. His tone was different from
the one I would have used, but I am not sure he was trying to tell anybody
not to get a dog. I think he was doing a thought process thing, but maybe it
passed right on over my head. LOL.
Cindy


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of The Pawpower Pack
via nagdu
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 10:37 AM
To: Pam; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fwd: 5 Reasons Why Guide Dogs Are a Terrible Idea!

I think he has some good things to say, but the tone was not appealing to
me, personally.  
Everyone has to decide for themselves.  For some, the benefits outweigh the
costs.  
He is a hearing, and I am guessing, physically able man, except for his
blindness.  Thus he is speaking from that point of view.  
I'm Deafblind, with very poor balance. A dog is literally a gamechanger for
me.  It is the difference between relying on a person and about 5 thousand
dollars worth of equipment that I can't afford, or a dog  that will help me
travel independently and allow me to sleep at night, knowing that I will be
awakened should something happen.  
So for me, personally, there is no question.  But for someone who is blind,
and who can use a cane with ease, the downsides would have a great deal more
weight, I would think.

 Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
Pawpower4me at gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 20, 2015, at 10:13 AM, Pam via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> i do agree a dog is not for everyone and i think u have to really like
dogs to get a guide dog. i hated using the caine so for me getting a dog was
1 of the best decisions i have made. i have a lot more confidence now and i
walk a lot faster than i did with a caine. a lot more people come up and
talk to me now since having the dog. i have 2 kids and since getting callie
they can come to the shops with me something i never did with the caine. so
i do think it depends on your circumstances and whether or not u r willing
to put the work in to taking care of a dog. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 20 Mar 2015, at 13:51, Aleeha Dudley via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>> 
>> 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-terrib
>>> le-idea/
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Musings of a Work in Progress:
>>> www.JoeOrozco.com/
>>> 
>>> Twitter: @ScribblingJoe
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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