[nagdu] Dogs walking on the left side

[Lisa Irving]

Quite facinating info!

Lisa and Bernie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Toni Whaley" <blind_treasurer at verizon.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs walking on the left side


> Hello!
>
> I just read in a dog training book that dogs were trained to walk on the
> left side, because originally military dogs were trained to walk there sso
> that soldiers  could carry their gear on the right. Consequently, guide 
> dogs
> are trained to guide from that side as well. If, however, a blind 
> individual
> needs a dog to guide from the right side (missing left arm, etc.), a dog
> will be trained to guide from that side. They have to be specifically
> trained to guide from that side. If you just move the dog over to the 
> right
> side, it will initially have trouble avoiding clearances. (I tried this 
> once
> with my first guide dog. Boy I'm glad I was trying this out inside)
>
> Toni
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of jamie crowell
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 10:48 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Dogs walking on the left side
>
> Why are our dogs trained to walk on the left side and not the right?
> Jamie
>
>
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