(VICT) Re: escallator travel
- From: Sheila Styron <sheilastyron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:00:10 -0500
Kitty,
This is disturbing news, and I can certainly see how such a negative
experience would be more than unnerving? I have a couple of questions
for you if you don't mind. Does Sunstar jump on and off the escalator or
just walk, and did her injury take place right at the end or someplace
before. I hope you don't mind my asking. I have ridden escalators with
both my last two dogs, and there is a little hesitation and jump to get
on board and a fairly pronounced jump to get off which I have to make
sure everyone is prepared for. Gretch may be over exaggerating this
process, but so far, both my dogs have been safe. I am so sorry Sunstar
was injured.
Sheila Styron, President
Guide Dog Users, Inc.
816-363-3172
sheilastyron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 11:41 AM
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Subject: (VICT) escallator travel
Hi Everyone, I am wondering if you take your guide or service dog on
escallators. If so, have you ever had your dog get injured? A few
years
ago, at an acb convention, I had an instructor from my school teach me
and
my dog how to do escallator travel. I decided to do that after having
to
wait forever for an elevator. All went well, and we traveled by
escallator
for the past 3-4 years. Unfortunately, on jul 13, 3 hours in to my
short
stay in toronto, something went very very wrong!! As we were getting
off
the up escallator, my girl started yelping very loudly. I immediately
started yelling for someone to stop the escallator. I was loosing my
balance as well. The end result was that she had to have stitches in
her
back paw. The vet said that he could see the tissue, but he did not see
any
damage to her ligaments muscles, or tendons. I honostly do not know how
the
accident happened. And, I really feel horrible as the last thing I
would
ever want is to cause her any pain. Friends have asked if we will
continue
escallator travel. At this point, I am not sure I will ever be able to
do
it again. Yet, at times, there doesn't seem to be any other
alternative.
Any thought as to how such an accident could have occurred? Btw, her
nails
did not get caught at all. My vet said her injury is healing nicely. I
have an appointment on tuesday and am hoping they will remove the
stitches,
if there are any left. A friend who is a physician's assistant changed
her
bandage yesterday, and, shortly after he left, I discovered that she had
pulled it off and was licking the paw. Got another bandage on and she
managed to take it and a boot that have had on her when she goes
outside,
off and was again licking the area. A neighbor who is a nurse helped me
bandage it again. She couldn't tell if sunstar had done any damage.
Until
yesterday, I had been able to give her bully sticks and other things to
distract her from trying to get the bandage off. I am wondering if her
instincts are telling her that it is time to remove the stitches and
that is
what she is attempting to do. Any thoughts?
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