[Blindtlk] Guide dogs and the Dentist

[Mark Tardif]

I suppose since I don't use a guide dog, never have and never will, I am the 
wrong person to butt in, but I will anyway, and anyone can take my opinion 
for what they think it's worth, or not worth, but there is a very simple 
solution to this problem.  Use your cane instead, that's all.  That 
eliminates the problem, I think it's just the nature of the beast, (pardon 
the awful pun), that there are some situations in which it's just better to 
use a long white cane.



Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Christopher-Mark Gilland via blindtlk
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 8:59 AM
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] Guide dogs and the Dentist

Guys,

This may seem like a somewhat off-the-wall question, but I got to thinking
this morning...  Tomorrow, I have a dental appointment.  Now, I myself am a
cane user, and don't have a dog.  Never have.  I'd love to get one one of
these days, but that's another topic entirely.  LOL!  Anyway, as most of you
probably know, a dentist office in general would be fine for a service
animal, like a guide dog, but once they call you back for your appointment,
most of you probably know that for one thing, those rooms are pretty small
as is.  Now, of corse, if you're at a place like I was as a kid where there
is no privacy, and you're out in the bare butt openning with all other
children, then that's another story, but again, that's a topic for another
day.  But generally speaking, most of the time, 95 percent the time, those
rooms are going to be not only quite little, but quite narrow as well.
Then, you put the dental chair in there, plus the cart with the tray of tool
instruments, plus usually a desk with a computer, then you take the dentist
and his/her assistant dental
hygienist, it's going to get super super crouded!  This said, you can't
exactly put the dog under the chair, as for one, the chair moves, which if
not careful could hurt the dog, 2, if you're getting novicayne, and are
anything like me, you're gonna yelp pretty loud when they stick ya, which of
corse would alarm the dog... Good? Fido, nice? Fido... LOL!  Just kidding.
But seriously, my point being, where the heck do you all  stash the dog when
in the back room?  OK, if it was a regular family physician appointment,
then yeah, ok, that wouldn't be an issue.  Just lie the dog down out of your
way and the doctor's way, as most examining rooms are big enough to do that,
but not so much a dentistry room.  Do you all just leave the dog out in the
waiting room?  Surely, if you're going by yourself, you don't do that.  Uh,
skeuze me, sir?  uh, like, I'm blind and am going back in the back, will you
watch ma dog?  Um... Yeah... me thinks not.



So, what do you all normally do?  I know there are certain times you just
can't! take the dog, much as you'd probably like to.  Is this one of those
times?



Chris.


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