Walk with Figaro: A Relaxing Walk with a Guide Dog

March 23, 2020
We're all living through a very difficult time right now, and we thought you might enjoy taking a calm, relaxing walk with Figaro, my four year-old black labrador retriever guide dog. Enjoy the music, enjoy the praise, enjoy the walk! Take good care of one another and be safe.

[@codymeyer5279]

This video puts a smile on my face.😀 Just dog and handler, sometimes you just need to do that!! So peaceful!!

[@theblindmomnextdoor]

Hope you guys are holding up alright, friend! Thanks for commenting! I LOVE being able to see who’s watching! ❤️

[@vvalle3318]

Hi:)..I’m new to your beautiful channel and I enjoy very much watching your beautiful video and the music is so relaxing:). Thank you so much for taking the time to post this beautiful video..... I know is not easy, But you make it look so easy enjoy your beautiful walk with your beautiful service dog.

[@Lainegggg]

I am getting a guide dog from guide dogs for the Blind and your videos are so helpful thank you so much and I do have albinism to so it's awesome 😁

[@asecretcourtofcrowsandcloc4084]

Great to have you back

[@TheDailyDIYer]

What a lovely video 😍

[@theblindmomnextdoor]

What a lovely friend! ❤️❤️❤️

[@farelheart5031]

Hoping all is well with you and your family during these tumultuous times over the past two months. We have not heard from you so just wanted to say that I hope things are going well and that you and your family are safe. We hope to see more posts from you soon.

[@farelheart5031]

Hi, I noticed that we have not seen any videos from you for about seven months and I always found them quite enjoyable and great for entertainment and information about your guide dog. I hope everything is well with you. Are you posting on another service besides KZbin? In any event take care and I hope you’re well the Lord bless you and your family.

[@theahlawrence4007]

I’m sooo happy to see content again! Also, I miss you! Stay safe my friend!💕

[@theblindmomnextdoor]

I miss you, too! ❤️

[@nancydriessen594]

Yay! You are back!

[@theblindmomnextdoor]

This is so sweet!!! Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

[@johnbgrayiv2120]

AMAZING! I am trying to decide I’d a service dog is for me. I don’t have any feeling in my feet and am constantly tripping over curs. Me wife usually tells me where the steps are. At one she doesn’t remember to tell me about small pot holes that can twist my ankle. She oftentimes tells me, “see I’m better than a guide dog. They can’t tell you where the pot holes are. I don’t use my white stick because it sets me up for aggressive people to aggravate me.

[@theblindmomnextdoor]

Man, I’m so sorry to hear about your experience with your cane. 😰. I definitely value my cane as a tool when I’m traveling without my guide dog. My husband will sighted guide me also, but I don’t like to feel dependent upon him sighted guiding me. Everyone does what works for them though, you know? And if what works for you and your wife is for her to sighted guide you and audio cue you to the areas your feet might encounter or have trouble with, then that’s great! Do you have neuropathy in your feet? That has to be so frustrating!

[@SlugcatEmporium]

:) I'm a blind person also in Minneapolis with a guide dog. I love watching your videos and this one was so soothing. There aren't many places we can go right now but my dog still loves working around the neighborhood!

[@theblindmomnextdoor]

Oooooh I’m so glad! This is a hard time for everyone... but thank you for doing your part to help us all get through this. What organization is your dog through? ❤️. Also, welcome, and thanks for joining our community!

[@paul19644691]

Thank you Nicole for taking us for a walk with Figaro! What an awesome dog! Please join Diana and I August second 20/20 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time for a live blind community panel and chat discussion. The topic is. Are you a hero? Here is the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqLHZmmla5Z5mNE

[@afronabdo3774]

Would you say that Figgy is a fast walking dog? He looks. Fast from here. You’ll look awesome by the way.

[@theblindmomnextdoor]

Thanks Afron!! He is a fast-paced dog, but he is not the fastest guide dog I’ve had. Megan, my second guide dog, was like a freaking race car, it was insane!!

[@afronabdo3774]

@@theblindmomnextdoor is that the one that worked for a few months? Are you going to ask for a fast pac dog e next time as well?

[@theblindmomnextdoor]

Megan worked most of a year. She experienced severe allergies in our area. It was so difficult to let her go, but she’s healthy and happy living with her puppy raisers and doesn’t experience allergies that at all. I will ask for a dog with a very similar pace to Figaro. So, likely faster than average, but NOT the fastest and unable to be experienced as a slow pace. Part of that for me is that I can walk fast when I’m on my own, but I spend a lot of time with my family, and I don’t want to be thirty feet ahead of my husband and kids all the time. 🤣

[@johnbgrayiv2120]

Do the award treats add weight to your service dog?

[@theblindmomnextdoor]

No, his food reward is a portion of his day’s kibble/food. ❤️