[NAGDU] Staying together

[Jody Ianuzzi]

Hi Tracy,

I would not expect your dog to guide for both of you. I would have your husband take your arm with one hand and use his cane in front with the other. Or you could take his arm for that matter. He would still be using his cane but it would be a way for you both to stay together.

JODY 

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> On Sep 1, 2016, at 10:11 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jody.
> Would that work?  Krokus is not trained to guide 2 people, and someone next
> to me might get slammed into a pole, unless he's using his cane very
> effectively.
> If I need to guide another blind person, I usually try to tuck the person
> behing me.
> Tracy
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Staying together
> 
> 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 
> 
> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
> 
> 50 Years of STAR TREK
> 
> "Live Long and Prosper."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 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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