[nagdu] ranting

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Joy,

Mitzi knows when I have fatigue or movement/balance issues and will adapt
how she handles stairs accordingly.  Now that I have fewer problems, I'm
getting used to starting down a flight of stairs normally.

Then there are the times I step out the back door with both dogs and they
refuse to let me near the stairs to the back yard at all.  /smile/  I will
suddenly notice that I'm kinda off right then, put some extra energy into
pulling it together.  Then they both go on down the stairs and leave me to
follow safely.

Funny critters, and very intuitive.  

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Joy Relton
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:35 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ranting

Jeff,

I would say that it isn't all that uncommon for dogs to cross in front of
you at the top of the stairs. It's usually not a full body cross but they
often do a slight cross at the top of the stairs. My dogs have all crossed
and put their nose on the right-hand rail of the escalators because I showed
them that that was what I wanted. I suspect that dogs cross more or less
depending on the comfort that you have with stairs. Of course, crossing, as
I say doesn't mean full body crossing, but often their head and their nose
comes across in front of you. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Albert J Rizzi
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:33 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ranting


Crossing in front of a stair to guide you to the banister or railing is not
the norm for a guide dog to do? My dog was trained to do that from the very
beginning. Good thing you worked that out in your training and adapting
together at home.

Albert J. Rizzi
CEO/Founder
My Blind Spot, Inc.
90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
New York, New York  10004
www.myblindspot.org
PH: 917-553-0347
Fax: 212-858-5759
"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it."


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of d m gina
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:33 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ranting

Gee that was kind of you,
when my dog is left alone, his work is tops.
Or he would do as your dog did, reach out for more pets.
His thinking is, if you can shake hands I can get petted.
then I know he isn't doing his job.
>From the fall I had, he now crosses in front of me at a flight of 
>stairs.
I have worked with him to take me to the rite rail.
this is a set of steps at church.
then I don't have to switch him to use the bracing harness.
I can use this with my left hand, holding the rail with the rite.

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