[nabs-l] Over Night College Visit

[Sophie Trist]

Lizzy, I would bring your dog with you. If this is your number 
one school, and if it's highly likely you'll be going there next 
year, people there should get used to you having a dog. I would 
not worry about someone being offended by you having your dog.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: lizzy <lizzym0827 at gmail.com
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 10:44:19 -0500
Subject: [nabs-l] Over Night College Visit

Hi All,
I usually just read the outstanding advice given on this list,
but now I am in need of some help.  I am currently a senior in
high school going not for my first college visit, but to my first
over night visit and it is at my number one choice school.  To
all of the guide dog users, I've had my lab for about three and a
half months now but I'm still undecided about if it would be fair
and easier to take her with me on this trip.  My reasons are that
I don't know the campus and so she would probably be doing a lot
of following (which I know everyone has their own opinions
about).  I've taught her things using the cane but it has usually
been pretty simple (a specific doorway, bus stop etc) so I'm not
sure if it'll work for this or not (since I'll be all over
campus).  Also, her behavior is slightly unpredictable (typically
she is very excited around new people and she is very sniffy in
new places which interferes with her work and doesn't make her
look like a trained dog).  I will be sitting in on a class, doing
an interview, meeting with the department chair and rooming with
a current student and I'm afraid she might offend someone who
doesn't like dogs or vice versa someone may see me give a
correction and be upset by it.  I haven't requested any
accommodations because I don't really think I'll need any since
I'll be there for less than twenty-four hours.  But is there
anything I'm forgetting? Should I tell them ahead of time about
the dog (if I decide to take her)? Any tips you all could give
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Lizzy

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