[nagdu] a cane and dog discussion

[cheryl echevarria]

Dan you weren't grouchy at all, very pleasant answer.

I like the other answers to the rest, yes it is up to the individual and the situation we find us in.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dan Weiner<mailto:dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net> 
  To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
  Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 8:12 AM
  Subject: Re: [nagdu] a cane and dog discussion


  Hi, Julie.

  First of all, welcome to the world of guide dogs.
  I've been off the list for some time so I don't know if you've written about
  your experiences so if you haven't , I'd love to hear what prompted you to
  get a guide dog and how it's been.

  My name is Dan Weiner, pronounced to rhyme with "miner"--smile--and I've
  used guide dogs for 17 years.

  All right, here's my answer and it may sound like I'm being a grouch:
  Who cares--smile.
  This cane and dog controversy has been around for years and years and I
  honestly couldn't care less about the answer to those questions.
  What works for one person doesn't work for another... I don't judge people
  on their O and M skills so much as on what type of person they are, unlike,
  it would seem, a lot of my fellow blind people.

  If people get a dog, it's obvious that for some reason the cane wasn't doing
  it for them.

  If they decide to use a cane, then it's clear that they for some reason
  don't want or need a dog--lol.

  Now, in real life I'm a very nice person, so don't let my answer turn you
  off--smile.


  Dan and the Carter Dog

   


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