[NAGDU] researching about getting a guide dog

Sat Dec 28 19:10:15 UTC 2019

Well, I think that most of the lists are now on FaceBook. There may well be some others. I do think this kind of forum is sort of a thing of the past, though this one is still doing very well. There is also a NAGDU FaceBook presence.
Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com

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From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of andrew edgcumbe via NAGDU
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2019 12:51 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: andrew edgcumbe <rollercoasterman86 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] researching about getting a guide dog

i have not seen any guide dog email groups online guide dog email groups or email groups are  becoming thing a past outside of this it seems.

On 12/28/19, sunshine via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I don't allow anyone to pet my Velvet when she is in harness! She's a 
> social butterfly and I know that such attention would carry into her work.
>
> For Christmas, I was at Charley's side of the family. Velvet would go 
> to her crate if she didn't want to be bothered. I let her stay there 
> because I knew she felt secure. She did enjoy the attention she 
> received and liked playing with the babies and two dogs. I think she was glad to come home as well.
>
> When I was with my stepdaughter riding a four-wheeler, Velvet was so 
> secure that she didn't worry about where she was! It was our first 
> time at the house and normally, I would have kept her on leash because 
> of the new surrounding. However, because she took care of matters on 
> her own, I was ok with people giving her attention and the petting didn't make a difference.
>
> Each dog is different and limitations will vary with each dog. My 
> little Lexie was a trooper. she was given attention but still worked like a charm.
> She wasn't a social butterfly.
>
> Velvet will be 4 in February and she has definitely matured. She does 
> well no matter where she is! I think she would be concerned if I left 
> her somewhere too long. Smile! Our journey has been a wonderful one 
> and I surely enjoy her morning hugs!A
>
> Sunshine
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone XR
>
>> On Dec 27, 2019, at 10:59 PM, d m gina via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> My niece couldn't understand why I wouldn't let the dog be petted 
>> all of the time in harness.
>> I finally said, lets put a pillow case over your head and see how you 
>> get around, then have to depend on someone else a cane or a dog.
>> She got the hint.
>> I also know if my dog stayed with them they would have her ruined in 
>> five minutes.
>> Feeding the dog people food all of the time.
>> I finally shared, did you ever think, when we take the dogs to 
>> restaurants if you feed the dog at home they would try to get into a 
>> persons plate at the restaurant?
>> Then they didn't think about that.
>> Now this dog, going up to steps I have to go really slow so I don't fall.
>> My feet hurt allot walking on gravel, so walking to the stairs, she 
>> was quite slow.
>> Way to slow for the family.
>> We don't go to the home that often, so I didn't worry about it.
>> I told them about the sore feet, and they had to just accept that.
>> Had to laugh when you said you felt you were getting to old.
>> Stay special and grow old together.
>> Original message:
>>> Well, I got a dog because it was beginning to hurt my right hand to 
>>> use a cane. At first I wasn't comfortable with the dog, for people 
>>> decided the dog made me more independent. These people had no idea 
>>> what I had been doing.
>>> I
>>> got rather sick of people wanting to pet, wanting to talk to the 
>>> dog, alking about the dog being my eyes, and acting as if the dog's 
>>> ability to see made it my superior. Gradually, I came to enjoy using 
>>> my dogs until the last one.
>>> I had some problems with it wanting to hassle other dogs. Then I got 
>>> refused a ride in an Uber. The driver was too cowardly to face me; 
>>> he just saw the dog and drove off. I decided that I would just as 
>>> soon kiss the whole hassle goodbye and going back to using a cane.
>>> I went back to using a cane. Then people started rushing to tell me 
>>> I was going to run into something when my cane would touch it and on 
>>> and on. I came to realize through all this that using the dog and 
>>> using the cane each had its own set of issues. Then I cane to 
>>> realize I was missing using a dog.
>>> The main two reasons are that I just love dogs and I walk straighter 
>>> with a dog. I had thought I wouldn't get another dog because I'm 
>>> getting old and was having trouble walking; now I am still getting 
>>> old and having less trouble walking, so I am considering getting 
>>> another. I haven't applied just yet because my last dog, when I 
>>> retired it, I decided to keep. I had given the others away. I have 
>>> now decided that I will most likely apply for another dog, but I 
>>> will wait until this dog has died. He is 13.5 years old and still 
>>> going strong, though there are subtle changes in him that are likely 
>>> increasing.
>>> If I were going to apply to a school, I would learn much about what 
>>> the dog training school has to offer you with regard to dogs first. 
>>> Then I would talk to the ones I favored most concerning whether they 
>>> have a mobility program. Also, while I was researching, I might find 
>>> another way to get some O&M Skills.
>>> I hope this makes sense.
>>> Cindy Lou Ray
>>> cindyray at gmail.com
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of andrew edgcumbe 
>>> via NAGDU
>>> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2019 9:52 PM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: andrew edgcumbe <rollercoasterman86 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [NAGDU] researching about getting a guide dog
>>
>>> Hi  I am just researching about the idea of getting a guide dog. I 
>>> know it may or  may not be for everybody in a sence because of work 
>>> involved. I like to hear about people's experiences and ask 
>>> questions. I  know it is not for everybody but how do you really 
>>> know for sure weather it is for you or not for you you might think 
>>> as a non guide dog user that it may be an option but in a sence  may 
>>> not fully realize what is involved.  I have been suggested by it i 
>>> has been suggested by other people i should consider it and stuff 
>>> like that in the past and think it would be good idea for me.
>>> but
>>> in last week or so I decided to start looking into it all on my own. 
>>> I know you do need good o and m skills. i can walk at least 2 or 3 
>>> roots myself.
>>> What is your experience been like with a guide dog would you 
>>> reckommend thatdog to those who feel like it would be an option to 
>>> them?  Would you feel a guide dog has made you even more independent
>>> over time did you find you were less independent without one?   like
>>> could you compair if it made a difference or not in your life as a 
>>> blind person.  and if you have a guide dog why did you even consider 
>>> getting one?
>>
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