[nabs-l] fear of dogs withcanapohbiaof

[Hope Paulos]

I agree with Jedi. I have a guide dog, so obviously am not afraid of them. 
Your fear, in my opinion, has nothing to do with your blindness.
Hope
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jedi" <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] fear of dogs withcanapohbiaof


> Vejas,
>
> Fears of dogs, especially for those who've been attacked, are pretty 
> common and don't seem to have anything to do with blindness. I personally 
> have never had much trouble assessing the aggressiveness of dogs.
>
> Respectfully,
> Jedi
>
> Original message:
>> Hi All,
>> I don't know if any of you other blind people have this, but I
>> have a considerable fear of dogs.  Someone suggested it was
>> because we couldn't see them, so we don't know how aggressive
>> they are.
>> In first grade I got jumped by a dog, which scared me, but it's
>> gotten worse because I have constantly had bad dreams where I am
>> near a really aggressive dog such as a pit bull, and it's really
>> scary.
>> I'm sorry if I offend anyone by saying this, but if certain
>> breeds didn't exist, such as Doberman, Pitbull, Rotweiller and
>> Chao, blind people could walk more confidently down the streets
>> without having to worry about an attack.
>> What are your thoughts about this issue?
>
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