It may be how the dog was trained. I recently went thru dog obedience training with my Lab. The left turn needs a "signal". The way we were taught is to kick up the right knee while turning left. The dog may be mistaking your turn as a fall because it is not given the signal, which I suppose would be difficult for a pwp. If you know who trained the dog, perhaps you could ask them how to handle the situation. Bonnie daughter of Jim 77/72 * * * Live well * Laugh often * Love much Join SPARKLE [log in to unmask] > > i just got a golden retriever to help me for 2 weeks. i use my cane in my > right hand dog at my left pusher hard against me. to keep from falling only > trouble is when i want to go left she try to stop me more and likely thinks > i am going to fall. >