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From: Vixen@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Vixen)
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Subject: Re: CANES VERSUS DOGS
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Date: 13 Nov 90 17:54:22 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi,

Well, you know, I would never ever belittle the use and value of
the long cane and fully give all of my support to the idea that
there should be more available quality cane training programs. But,
on the other hand, I just had to take exception to what was being
said about dog users and the implication that many of us are dog
users because we can't cut it with a cane or the implication that
we would not need to resort to using dogs if we had sufficient cane
training.

I would bet that most of us who become dog users do so because it
is what we want and we would choose our dogs no matter how much
more intensive cane training was offered to us.

Personally, I like to say that traveling with my long cane is like
traveling with an old reliable family car while traveling with my
dog is like riding in a sports car.  However, either one will get
us where we are going.

Keepin' the faith!

.                        Vixen

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