[NAGDU] leading your dog on the opposite side

[Josh Kennedy]

I was just thinking that: what if you are training your dog to find
something that is on your left when walking down a road with no sidewalks.
Example: my parents driveway to their house is along a road with no
sidewalks. And I walk on the left side of the road, and then I find the
driveway with my cane. The house is at the bottom of a mountain with woods
on either side. So if I were to train a guide dog, horse, whatever you
have, to find that driveway, would it not be beneficial to switch sides
with your dog to train them to find that driveway? Of course maybe I am
completely wrong here. I won't have a guide animal for a year, maybe two.
But training a dog or mini horse to find a driveway should be a similar
process. I like to think about stuff ahead of time and sort of plan out how
I will accomplish certain training tasks.

Josh


On Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 5:06 PM paula jordan via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hi Josh and all.  I had a fully torn rotator cuff and the surgery and rehab
> that went with it several years ago.  I had my guide re-trained to work on
> the right side for those 3or 4 months.  It can be done, but it takes a lot
> of practice and patience on both the handler's and the dog's part.  The
> handler needs to reverse the foot he leads with, and, at least for me, my
> balance was somewhat impacted.  It also means that the dog needs to look
> more to his/her left to protect the handler.  As I said, it can be done but
> takes some work for both dog and handler.
> God bless!
> Paula and the pups
>
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> Subject: [NAGDU] leading your dog on the opposite side
>
> hi,
> Just out of curiosity, I know that traditionally when walking with a guide
> dog the dog is on your left and you hold the harness with your left hand
> leaving your right hand free? But are there times when you may have to go
> on
> the opposite side and have your dog briefly guide you as the dog is on your
> right, instead of left, or the opposite side?
>
> Josh
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