[bksvol-discuss] Re: my 2 cents about guide dogs
- From: "Tina Birnenbaum" <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:31:41 -0700
They ARE taught as are their people to ignore distraction but of course, they
are dogs not robots so will try and say hi and get away with doggie things now
and then and a convention is not a normal siguation for anyone so that may be
adding more stress on them but it is really up to the handler of guode service
or whatever to keep that dog under control as best they can and get help with
problems they can't solve on their own and i have heard many stories of other
service dogs not behaing either and their people doing nothing so,
unfortunately, it is just everywhere and is up to you to set a good as example
as you can.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly Carlson
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:05 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] my 2 cents about guide dogs
Ok, I don't know how I want to get in to this discution but here goes.
First of all, the giude dog that Kasondra was talking about. Well, lets just
say the owner let him get away with anything and generally blame it on other
ppl. At the Blind school one time the dog lead the person way off track of
where the person was going and she just followed him...
Secondly, irrigardless of wheather the dog is a pet or a guide dog, the owner
should be responsible for what the dog does.
Thirdly, befor the NFB convention, I thought most guide dogs were well
behaved about ignoring other animals and keeping their mind on task. Well, I
now want to know what do they teach guile dogs when it comes to other animal.
I brought Eddie, my hearing ear dog, with me to convention and most of the
guide dogs that saw him wouldn't leave him along. They would pull their
handiler over so they could sniff Eddie, two guide dogs barked at him and one
pounced on him. He now would prefer avoiding other large dogs when he has his
cape and leader on.
Note: Eddie is half cairn terrer and half corgie and is 20 lb.
Kelly C
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