INTERVIEW #3 | Other aspects of the product

• Only for outside, she can throw the ball far enough for inside
• A launcher for 1 ball is enough, dog brings the ball back every time

Remark: she would like to play 'fetch' with the dog, not like frisbees to take them out of the air because the dog has a weak shoulder so can't jump high; the dog would hurt itself.

SOME TIME LEFT?

It would be cool if you can find a way to play a pulling game with the dog to. 

Rope attached to wheelchair: dog never wins.
Hold the rope yourself: dog wins to easy.

Not with a nod: it should be possible to pull it back and forward while the dog is tugging.

INTERVIEW #1 | PROFILE JANA

Jana is in an electric wheelchair (in a few months a new one: Permobil c500) and is looking for a way to reward and play with her guide dog by throwing a ball. This is because the dog is still young and in training to replace her older sheppard as a guiding dog.

Jana can throw a ball backwards, but only a couple of meters far and the ball bounces immediately on the ground. It's not enough for the dog to run and have a lot of fun bringing the ball back.
She can make small movements with her arms and hands, but no big movements due to a form of muscle paralysis on her upper arms and shoulders.Putting an arm in the air is impossible.
Lifting heavy things is hard, a bottle of fanta (1l) is already quite heavy.
It would also be possible to launch the ball with her feet (using a footswitch), but not to pump and create air pressure to launch it, that's to heavy.