[NAGDU] question about living with dogs

[sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net]

Madison, not at all are you weird!
I had one dog, Nellie, who was a laid back old soul from the moment I
brought her home.  I would usually slide my feet when going through a
doorway where I suspected she might be lying, and gingerly step around her.
Today, being a quarter century older, I might place canes strategically
around the house where I could grab one and scope out the space when going
through the doorways where she liked to sprawl.

Susan waiting for next dog



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Subject: [NAGDU] question about living with dogs

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 



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