[NAGDU] Staying together

[Jody Ianuzzi]

Hello Tracy,

Why don't you walk cited guide. Or you could  walk arm in arm.  That would be acceptable even if you both could see.

JODY 

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> On Sep 1, 2016, at 8:22 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> My husband Jerry uses a cane, and I of course use a guide dog.  My husband
> has lost a lot of vision, and we are having trouble staying together when
> passing through big, open spaces, like fancy hotel lobbies or the bus
> terminal.  Either Krokus gets into a groove and Jerry can't keep up, or
> Krokus starts screwing around and Jerry goes off ahead.  Sometimes I grab
> Jerry's hand and pull him along, or we start calling loudly to each other.
> Neither one feels very dignified.  
> 
> Do people have methods that work to keep a cane user and a dog user in
> contact?  I've heard some people wear a bell, but does that really work, in
> an open, noisy environment?
> 
> I'd like to figure out something that works, and doesn't make us both feel
> ridiculous.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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