[NAGDU] Taking really long walks

Wed Apr 27 14:20:51 UTC 2016

Dan,
I think you have something there.

When I got my first GDB dog back in the 80’s, he did slow down for changes in terrain-not every crack, but significant things.

After him I had four owner trained dogs, and I taught them to slow down or stop for terrain changes like paddle did.

My next dogs were from Seeing eye, and man, you better hang on, because they certainly did not stop for terrain changes!  they’d of course stop for curbs, stairs, etc-big things, but not the  ankle twisting cracks, tree roots, etc.

My current dog from Gallant Hearts slows down, like Paddle and my OT dogs, so life is a little more sane now!

Caitlyn

> On Apr 27, 2016, at 8:45 AM, Dan Weiner via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> That's an interesting question, Tracey...I have noticed last few times
> around at guide dog school that the dogs were not careful about stopping for
> changes of surface or cracks at all, all right, every little crack, that's a
> judgment ccall maybe but changes in surface could be a problem or little
> steps or raised or falling areas.  I've worked wit my pups when I get home
> an dwe have a happy medium but I have wondered about that, I don't think my
> memory was failing me, I thin that 22 years ago when I got my first dog the
> dogs were made to be more careful.
> What do you think?
> 
> Dan the man with Parker the nut
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 8:24 AM
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> 
> I got scraped up, but nothing broken, and now he's more careful.
> My neighborhood has a lot of cracked sidewalks because we have a lot of
> large trees.  Trees are good; cracked sidewalks not so much.
> My dogs have all had to learn how to operate here.  If they stopped for
> every crack, we'd never get anywhere, but, if they don't stop for the worst
> ones, I trip.  I suppose I could learn to goose-step, picking my feet way
> up, but I would feel ridiculous.  So my guys learn what will trip me, and
> what probably won't.
> I was happy to find a whole section of sidewalk the town had repaired.  Wish
> they'd do more, but people around here are more interested in streets than
> sidewalks.
> Tracy
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> Original I am so sorry you fell.
> I hope you didn't brake anything.
> Maybe the next time you go to that area, your dog will slow down.
> Wishing you the best.
> message:
>> The fall is not OK, but there is no foolproof travel method. I missed 
>> a turn in a slanted and broken curb the other day and fell. I have 
>> fallen using my dog, too. It happens. What is not OK for me is if it 
>> happens because the dog is distracted by, say, other dogs.
>> Cindy Lou Ray
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Cc: Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Taking really long walks
> 
>>                        The fall would not be ok with me. I know, easy 
>> for me to say since I don't have any emotions invested in the two of you.
>> Is his pace comfortable for you?
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Carcione via NAGDU
>> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 1:44 PM
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>> Subject: [NAGDU] Taking really long walks
> 
>> The hiker says he works his dog 10-15 miles every day.  I was thinking 
>> about that.  His dog must have a good pace, or he's got a lot of free 
>> time.  Maybe he counts it as work time, keeping in shape for hiking.
> 
>> Krokus takes about 90 minutes to go 3 miles, though that includes many 
>> street crossings and a lot of cracked sidewalks.  Even so, he's a bit 
>> more of a stroller than I'd prefer.  On the other hand, I have tripped 
>> over a big crack and landed hard, which isn't any fun at all.
> 
>> I think Krokus is just a guy who needs some time to react.  He can 
>> dodge someone rushing out from a shop we're passing, but he'd prefer 
>> to have some time to plan his moves.  Or maybe I'm making excuses for 
>> his
> ambling self.
> 
>> Tracy
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