[NAGDU] hands free leashes

[Julie Johnson]

I am the Julie that people have mentioned in other messages. I can definitely make a hands free leash for you, in any style that suits you. I make all the leashes here and can customize however you like.

Many years ago, before I lost most of my vision, I worked as a nurse aide in a hospital. I didn’t have a dog then, but I’m not sure about having your dog in patient rooms. Have you talked to your employer yet? Also, when transferring patients, unexpected and potentially dangerous things happen. Sometimes a patient will get anxious and move suddenly or I had one lady who thought it was funny to randomly go limp and not support any of her own weight. I, Personally, would not want a dog attached to me in any way in case I needed to move quickly to support the patient. I wouldn’t want to trip on the dog. Of course, I don’t know your specific situation and it is very possible that none of this applies at all. I wish you all the best in Your new job!

Julie

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> On Jan 24, 2020, at 9:43 AM, Gretchen Brown via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello, I am a student who will be interning in a healthcare setting
> soon. I was wondering if any of you had ideas for hands free leashes.
> I will sometimes need both hands for certain tasks, such as
> transfering a patient. I realize that I could put my dog on tiedown,
> but I don't want to risk someone uncliping her. Someone might assume
> she is a therapy dog, and unclip her without me knowing. I still want
> her to be attached to me in some way, as she is a curious dog, I have
> only had her for about 6 months. I have worked with her on stay, and
> she does decent with this, but struggles when she is in distracting
> invironments. Plus, there is the fact that if she doesn't stay, since
> I would not be holding the leash, I would not be able to give her a
> correction unless I caught her. I know they make hands free leashes,
> but I need something that can still be used in conjuncion with her
> working leash, as I might not always have the time to change leashes.
> Any ideas? Thank you in advance, Gretchen Brown
> 
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