[NAGDU] Leading Music with a Guide Dog

Sat Feb 10 01:20:43 UTC 2018

I love the hands free leash.
My dog would rather run around the house and get herself into trouble, 
where this saves lots of problems.
Being on the couch is one thing my husband wishes wouldn't happen.
This was the only way I knew how to solve problem.
She also goes with me down stairs when washing, still can't get into 
trouble because she is with me.
I like it because she isn't in the crate all of the time.
Hope this helps.
Original message:
> Thank you all for weighing in on this!

> My roommate was able to fix my hands-free leash, so I think I will
> give that a try this Sunday.  We had to put it on the smallest loop
> there is!  Bill is definitely a Velcro dog.  He doesn't mind being
> left alone if he can't see me, but it's still hard for him to stay in
> a down stay for a while while I'm moving around without him.
> Eventually, he either lays on my feet or wanders around until I scold
> him for not staying, which for him, is exactly what he wants:
> attention from me.  :)

> I think if he knows he is attached to me, he will behave just fine.
> He is generally a very chill dog.  Only situations like this can be
> difficult for him.


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> On 2/9/18, Rachel Grider via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I direct my church choir and I also lead the music for the congregation
>> every Sunday. Are usually just tired Demi to the piano or to a chair next to
>> me so that she is close enough that I am aware of what she is doing but does
>> not get in the way of my movements. My dog is very used to this, so we
>> really haven’t had a problem. I also have a portable crate that I will put
>> her in during some performances, and she can just stay backstage and be
>> fine. Let us know what you end up doing!

>>> On Feb 9, 2018, at 09:06, Tami Jarvis via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>>> Julie,

>>> Both of my poodles are velcro dogs like yours. I've done a bit of training
>>> to tone them down, but it's not really a problem for me since I don't do
>>> things that require walking away from them much.

>>> Ruffwear does make an adjustable hands-free leash, so you can fit it
>>> around your waist. I don't like the over-the-shoulder hands-free style, so
>>> I use the Ruffwear one, mostly for leisure walks using my cane. Mine is
>>> long, but if I recall, they have shorter lengths, too. I think it's called
>>> the Ridgeline. The Roamer leash also has the adjustable hands-free
>>> feature, and it stretches so the dog can move around more without pulling
>>> hard on your waist. I don't know if that would be a good thing or a bad
>>> one while you're directing and want to move around.

>>> That's about all I know. Congratulations on getting closer to your goals!

>>> Tami

>>>> On 02/08/2018 03:17 PM, Julie McGinnity via NAGDU wrote:
>>>> Hi friends,
>>>> This week I'm filling in for our music director at church.  It's such
>>>> a great experience, but my dog and I need to find a way that will
>>>> allow me to conduct the choir comfortably that works for him as well.
>>>> Since I think I may want to do this as a career, I want to have a
>>>> method in place that makes me and Bill happy.
>>>> My dog doesn't react well when he can see me but not get to me.
>>>> Putting him on tie-down, for example, while I go across the room and
>>>> rehearse with a group makes him a little crazy.  It got to the point
>>>> at which I had to keep him in my professor's office while I rehearsed
>>>> with my opera class in grad school.  He used to bark and do everything
>>>> and anything so that I would return to him.  Now, he has gotten a lot
>>>> better over the years.  Last night at rehearsal, I put him under a
>>>> chair right next to my friend who held the leash for me.  He was in
>>>> the first row, maybe five feet from where I stood conducting.  He did
>>>> well enough, and my friend had no problem with him, until about
>>>> half-way through the rehearsal when he got up and decided he would
>>>> come back to me.
>>>> So, you can understand why I may not feel comfortable putting him with
>>>> someone else or on tie-down.  On the other hand, I don't want to be
>>>> stepping on his leash either.  I don't feel as free to move when I am
>>>> on the dog's leash.
>>>> Have any of you ever directed choirs or other musical groups?  What
>>>> did you do with your dog?  What would you do?  Would you take the risk
>>>> and leave the dog with the friend under the chair?  I have a
>>>> hands-free leash, but it's too large for my waste.  I would have to
>>>> fix it up a little to fit me, and I'm afraid I would look ridiculous
>>>> up there with a leash around my waste.  Hopefully, I can buy a
>>>> hands-free leash that is as unabtrussive as possible and fits a very
>>>> small waste size.  :)
>>>> Thanks for any ideas you might have!
>>>> O, and Billy Bob appreciates this too!

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> Second Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
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