Yes, think its the same here, we walk alongside the dog's hindquarters, so you can drop back or move up a little as and when needed. The B type is usually given to those who have more trouble with balance or if the dog is more boddy sensitive to keep you from bumping, though on reflection, maybe its the same thing isnt it? Someone which less good balance is more likely to bump in to the dog!! I dont know what other reasons one may be given a B type. I dont even know why I was given it last time, I never questioned it, I think the GDMI was going on the assumption that m any people with hearing loss do have poor balance and the B type would giveme more stability. I do wobble occasionally but no more than any one does on the odd occasion and I dont rely on my dog as a prop. I had a balance test last year which proved my balance is fine!! Was nothing to do with guide dogs but to do with something else. Not something I'd wish on anyone, it was awful!!!
Julia----- Original Message ----- From: "Caitlyn Furness" <caitlyn.furness@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 11:06 AM Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: kerbs Hi,I don’t think the loops on the brit harnesses are as tight fitting as the ones over here can be.
You might work with longer handles, but not sure on that one!Here, the schools tell you that your position relative to the dog should be that you walk at the dog’s hip, or slightly in front of the hip. any further back and you can’t tell what the dog is doing, any further forward and you block the dog’s vision, so they say.
Like you, I like the a style, and it’s what I use most of the time. Cait and Mags
On Dec 26, 2002, at 5:21 PM, J Kimbell <whitetiger62@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I had a B type with my last dog, the handle didnt pull out my hand when he sat. Maybe the loops are a bit bigger to allow a little more flexibility or we work with longer handles. I have an A type now and much prefer it.Julia----- Original Message ----- From: "Caitlyn Furness" <caitlyn.furness@xxxxxxxxx>To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:03 PM Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: kerbs coming in very late on this.the reason that North American dogs would pull the handle out of your hand if they sat to indicate things is that the handle is more in the b position with loops of leather to help stabilize it. It just doesn’t move much like the Brit handles do.hth, CaitlynOn Sep 26, 2014, at 3:31 PM, Melanie Akpotu <melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I have always had sitting at kerb dogs, and no, the harness never falls out of your hand when the dog sits! Doesn't your dog ever sit to indicate anything then? Ours also sit to indicate a flight of stairs down and for various other reasons, such as a hole/obstruction across the pavement.Mel. -----Original Message----- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 8:24 PM To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: kerbs At GDB, they are trained to stop, but they are still standing. I would think that having them sit would possibly be a problem. You are walking, holding the harness handle, and, wouldn't the dog pull the handle out of your hand by sitting down? ---Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished,you! really! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx> To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 12:51 PM Subject: [guidedogchat] kerbs hi everyone just wondering how other guide dogs r trained when it comes to kerbs. wastold by a friend that the dogs here in ireland used to b trained to sit whenthey came to a kerb. this was before i got callie so don't know when they changed it or why. but now the dogs r trained to stop at kerbs. so just curious how it works in other countries. thanks :) pam Sent from my iPhone-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2425.1.1/5035 - Release Date: 05/31/12 06:34:00
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