[NAGDU] question about living with dogs

[madisonmartin463 at gmail.com]

Hi all,
I know I don't have a guide, but since you guys are also blind/visually impaired
I'm going to ask you guys about this since I'm sure many if not all of you can
relate. Jessie our 11-year-old spayed female Golden Retriever is very sweet, but
she loves to lay right where we're trying to walk, or just in the middle of the
floor period. Now we do have a bed for her, but it seems that she'd much rather
be in our way and be a tripping hazzard/furry speedbump, whether that means
lying in front of the fridge dorr, the pantry dorr, right in front of the step
going into the sunroom, right in front of the back dorr on the mat or anywhere
else where we might trip over her or have to climb over her. Now the rest of my
family is fully sighted and they still trip over her, luckily no one has gotten
hurt, but I worry that someone will. So I'm curious to know when your dogs are
at home or out of harness in general, do you have a certain spot where they're
trained to stay, or do you use a cane around the house? I'm simply curious,
please be 100% honest, hope you don't think I'm weird for asking such a
question. Look forward to hearing what you guys do!! Thanks Madison