[Colorado-Talk] Any blind folks with guide dogs in Southern Colorado?

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Thanks. I could tell it wasn’t the owner who hassled me because the brusque woman kept saying, “They don’t allow dogs in here.” So obviously, she wasn’t part of the “They.” I appreciate your help. And yes, next time! ☺

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I am sorry you had this experience.  I have lived here a little over a year.  Mexico City is actually about 3 blocks from my house. 😁

I have never had that experience at the restaurant, so that surprises me.  I will reach out to the management and see what education is needed.  I have never had a problem there and it stinks that you had such a bad experience.  Next time, we will get together.

ReNae

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Oh my gosh, Renee! I would totally have made it a point to see you if I’d known you lived there now.

The restaurant is Mexico City. I went there with my stepdaughter, her husband and two small children, and my daughter on Friday night, not Saturday, sorry. The days have blurred together lately. As soon as we hit the door, I was greeted with a very brusque, “They don’t allow dogs in here.” I stood my ground, and we were finally, reluctantly granted a seat at a corner table. I said actually I could sit at any seat in the entire restaurant, but since nobody in my party was speaking up for me, including my stepdaughter’s husband who’s a police officer, I would take the corner chair I was offered. My dog, of course, laid down and acted perfectly, and we proceeded to have dinner. No apology was given.

It could have been worse, I guess. But I’m tired of getting treated like second-class garbage.

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Jo Elizabeth,

I live in La Junta now.  Which restaurant was it?  I will go there and make some noise. 😊

ReNae

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Just curious, as I was treated very poorly at a restaurant in La Junta while I visited there during a conference on Saturday night. I’m contacting the owners, but I’m still pretty angry and wondering if there are boots on the ground down there. I’m tempted to get a Greyhound full of guide dog users from Denver to go down there and fill up the place with people and their dogs. ☹

Kind regards,
Jo Elizabeth Pinto
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