[nagdu] [NAGDU] Guide-dogs and sports

Wed Jun 4 14:27:08 UTC 2014

Thank you, Michael for that NFB philosophy tutorial.--lol.

Now it is true that   the more you feel confidence in your travel skills the
better you will be able to use your dog, now some of this is a bit of a
dialectical relationship because the training with the dog and seeing that
through your own motivation and the dog's training you have the potential to
do more or get out more will then spur you on and give you confidence which
then in turn will let you get out more.
Meanwhile, I don't know what O and m, Orientation and Mobility training you
are provided but try to do your best to use it now because the skills you
have will indeed be something you bild on ehwhen you get your pup.

Cordially,

Dan W. and the parker Pup

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael Hingson
via nagdu
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 10:19 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] [NAGDU] Guide-dogs and sports

Hi Fatmir,

Welcome to the list.  I am Mike Hingson, vice president of NAGDU.  You are
absolutely  most welcome and we hope to hear much from you about your
progress.

While a guide dog can help you most of your progress and ability to move
around and do what you want will come from your own inner confidence.  We
have learned that blindness is not our biggest challenge because we have
learned alternative techniques that allow us to do most any job or task we
wish.  Our biggest challenge comes from our own lack of confidence and from
the misconceptions that people have about blindness.

If any of us can help you in any way please speak up.  The National
Federation of the Blind has many list serves which deal with a variety of
topics.  Join the lists and hear from many blind people in and out of the
United States.

Please keep reading and participating.  We hope to hear from you often. 

Best,

Michael Hingson

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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fatmir Seremeti
via nagdu
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 6:53 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] Guide-dogs and sports

Hi all 

My name is Fatmir and I live in Sweden. I tryed to find a similar list here
in Sweden but seams like there isn't any. 
I hope that I'm welcomed here and I learned a lot in just this first week
I've been a member of this list. 

I'm a professional athlete doing Goalball and I'm a low B2. 
These last 4 years I've lost my ability to move around by my self. 
This loss of sight has been very difficult for me in my active life where I
nowadays have to depend a lot on other people all the time. 
I have now applied for a guide-dog and on the 18th of this month the
association here in Sweden will come home to me to determine if I'm right
for a guide-dog. 

I understand that most of the things I need help for today like going to the
gym, swimming hall, walking and everyday activities will be much more easy
and independent. 
My question is if anyone uses their guide-dog as a running guide outdoors
and if this is even possible? 

Med vänliga hälsningar / best regards
Fatmir seremeti 
+46705103634
www.goalballfatmir.blogg.se
Twitter: @goalballfatmir

> 4 jun 2014 kl. 08:16 skrev Kathy Davis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>:
> 
> Hi Julie,
>    I so enjoyed reading your account of the goings on with you and Bill
> there at Guiding Eyes. I am relatively new to the list but have been
active
> in NAGDU and FLAGDU for many years. 
>    I too was rather taken aback when I received my last dog, Wade, from
> the Seeing Eye. Wade is a big handsome black Lab and he is much taller
than
> my previous dogs. After trying several things to begin to feel right
working
> with Wade considering his height, we finally decided to use a harness with
a
> shorter handle. That did the trick as the standard size harness handle
just
> made me feel so awkward and as you said...the harness was up in the air
> instead of leaning back in my hand near my left hip as should be the case.

>    I will look forward to reading more from the happenings of you and
> Bill. By the way, my daddy's name was Bill and he was terrific. 
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Kathy Davis and Wonderful Wade 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie McGinnity
> via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:55 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] My dog blog
> 
> Hi friends,
> 
> I am currently training with my second guide dog.  To document my training
> and share my experiences with my family and friends, I created a wordpress
> blog.  I'm hoping the blog will live on even after my training, but for
now,
> I have recorded my adventures so far at Guiding Eyes for the Blind.  In
case
> any of you are interested, I'll post the link below.  The entries are in
> order on the page from most recent to earliest, and there are three
entries
> so far.  I am having a great time here!
> 
> http://adivaandherdog.wordpress.com/
> 
> --
> Julie McG
> National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National Federation
> of the Blind performing arts division secretary, Missouri Association of
> Guide dog Users President, and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
"For
> God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who
> believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life."
> John 3:16
> 
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