Re: How do you handle crossing roads in a straight line?
I think what the whole dog and cane thing comes down to is that the dog can be taught to do things that obviously a cane cannot. As someone who doesn't own a car and has no need to find it, for instance, I have no need of that particular skill. As someone who enjoys travel, however, and who already owns a cat - which is headache enough already - a guide dog might get a bit in the way there, for me personally.
The dog is a step down in the sense that it's going to ask a lot more of you than a cane ever will. That's just part of the package. If you can't handle that, or don't want to, then a dog is not for you. A dog will make certain aspects of independent travel more difficult or awkward or costly; if those are a big deal for you, then yes, that's where it's a step down.
Conversely though, if you don't really mind those things, are equipped to deal with them, and also happen to enjoy the company, or if you find yourself in want or need of the extra stuff a guide dog can give you that a cane simply won't, then the cane is a step down because you'll basically have to do everything yourself which, depending on what cues are available, you may flat-out not be able to do.
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