[NAGDU] Staying together

Thu Sep 1 17:58:00 UTC 2016

Yes, I'd say that's a good strategy, if I'm with a cane user I 1. do like
you do, meet at the corner, make very sure you both understand where to
meet, and that one person waits for the other, wait for example at the down
curb, then you're together cross and wait again at the down curb. I learned
to be very specific because otherwise really strange things can happen, such
as, the one person thinking we were going to wait after crossing and they
cross and I stay there forever waiting on the down curb.
2. sighted guide, because of my hearing, I can't follow a voice well, and
sometimes either I guide or even if they now what they're doing they guide
me. Not frankly an optimal solution but different situations need different
approaches. I don't like guiding someone much only because I feel like a
wishbone--smile I had one cane-using friend who just really rally pulled on
your arm when you guided him, he was rather hesitant and you practical had
to pull his butt and I felt like I'd be torn in two, interesting scenario if
I actually had been--lol  I just can't concentrate, on the other hand, you
do want o stay together.

3.  One blind buddy of mine and I worked out a system where we had whistles,
he'd whistle when when got to the corner, two whistles meant you can cross
and so on. I had a whistle too, sounds sketchy but we did work it out to be
pretty efficient.
4.  Very loud verbal contact, granted, people will look but who cares, if
it's necessary it's necessary.

I'm willing to hear other ideas as it can be a problem.

Warmest regards,

Dan the man with Parker the nut

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What we do is simply stop at the corner or in front of our destination. My
wife uses an electric wheelchair and sometimes flies ahead or, goofs off and
has to catch up! I've guided folks with Holly but not so often. Dogs will
tend to try and guide the two of us and that becomes a lot harder for
everyone!

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From: Jody Ianuzzi via NAGDU
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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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50 Years of STAR TREK

"Live Long and Prosper."

> 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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> Ianuzzi via NAGDU
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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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