<lol> Shayla, Your comments remind me of what I said at the NFB National convention "The problem with NFB conventions is that there are too many blind people here." <lol> I met several cane users who crashed into me, but I met a few guide dog users whose dogs were able to squeeze past me without realizing that the space available would not accommodate their owners, who then ran into me. <lol> I use a cane, but I try to use my cane gently and if I bump a dog I certainly don't continue whacking it or try to walk through/over it. <lol> Kellie