[nabs-l] Over Night College Visit

[Hannah Chadwick]

Joshua,
Just a quick note. When you get a guide dog, it's entirely your
responsibility. You have to feed, relieve and play with your dog. Your guide
dog is working for you and no one else, therefore you cannot expect other
people to take care of him/her. Lizzy may want to take her dog because she
will be going to that college next year and this would be a great time for
her dog to be introduced to the new environment. College campuses can be
very confusing so any exposure would be fantastic prior to moving in to the
dorms or wherever she is planning on living. Or, she might just want to
leave her dog at home since her dog has some distractions to work on and
it's only for one day. My point is, as guide dog users, we can't have the
mindset of someone else can take care of my dog so I'll just use my cane
today. Plus, when we go off to college and our mommys and daddys aren't
around, then who would take care of our dogs?

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Lester
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 9:57 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Over Night College Visit

I wouldn't take the dog, since you still have parents at home and they can
feed and take care of her.
Just use the cane.
Blessings, Joshua
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From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of lizzy
[lizzym0827 at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 9:44 AM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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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