[access-uk] Re: Guide Dpog complaints
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 15:46:39 -0000
Hi Derek
I am well aware that it isn't always the dog, and that the owner and
other circumstances have to be taken into account. But my point is that
GDBA are always so quick to blame the owner rather than the dog. And if
GDBA are suggesting to Andy that he shouldn't go into Glasgow at this
time of year with his dog, then I have to ask myself what the purpose of
having a dog is? That's all. I don't want a big debate about it as
this list isn't the forum for doing so. I am simply saying you can't
have a dog per occasion, and that I would want a dog to work in several
environments for me as indeed mine did.
Jackie Cairns
Braille Support Adviser
Email: Jackie.Cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sight and Sound Technology
Welton House North Wing
Summerhouse Road
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WD
Telephone: 01604 798024
Fax: 01604 798090
Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Derek Hornby
Sent: 03 December 2008 14:56
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Guide Dpog complaints
Jackie wrote
"Now you need a guide dog for the city, and perhaps another dog with a
different temperament for more sedate strolls? You're having a
laugh!!"
I am yes, because you have missed the point. Smiles
Not all guide dog owners can safely manage very busy conditions.
And, not all blind people can cope with a guide dog, just as not all
blind people can manage to get out alone.
It's like saying if you show someone how to use Jaws, and the student
does
not follow your instructions, are you to blame when things go
seriously wrong?
It's same thinking with a guide dog.
Yes, sometimes the dog is at fault, but not always.
Sometimes it's the user at fault, if they don't follow the instructions
they have been given.
Regards, Derek
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