[nagdu] Balance without a guide dog

[Marsha Drenth]

Hi,
I have balance issues all of the time, some days with more issues than others. If needed I use a support cane. I use a support cane with and or without my guide. Don't worry therre are support canes out there that are not the old lady ones. I got mine from Walmart, I don't know if the brand this or the type. But its called Hugo. Sort of sounds like a european cute guy. :) 
Good luck and be careful!

Marsha drenth  
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> On Apr 9, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Alyssa <alyssahenson95 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello list,
> As I'm sure most of you know, I'm between dogs now. The weather patterns where I live are also not being consistent right now. This means my sinuses are causing headaches and putting fluid behind my ears. Both of these things are throwing my balance for a loop. I wouldn't be as concerned if I wasn't in college and constantly needing to cross streets, navigate uneven grounds, and the stairs. This happened to me at the last season change, but Sophie provided enough of a counterbalance to make me feel safe and relatively comfortable. Right now, I'm relying on a big strong guy friend to bare my weight and brace if I stumble. On a college campus, this looks quite wrong. I don't need anyone assuming anything about my recreational activities. *smiles* Have any of you had balance issues between dogs? If so, what did you do about this? Unfortunately I don't have an o and m instructor right now to give me any ideas so I'm turning to my other resources. I'm sorry this is so lengthy, but any help is certainly appreciated.
> Alyssa
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