[nagdu] More information about case of retiring growling dog

[Julie J.]

I'm confused.  Was the handler of the growling dog not present at the time 
her dog was accused of biting?    Was she not aware that the other dog was 
in the crate and could not have been bitten?  If she knew her dog was prone 
to growling, does she typically take precautions to minimize provoking the 
behavior, like not putting the dog next to another dog in a crate?

If the situation is now better understood and it has only been a few weeks, 
can she  unretire the dog?  A few weeks shouldn't bee a long enough time for 
the dog's training to deteriorate dramatically.

Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:13 AM
Subject: [nagdu] More information about case of retiring growling dog


> No name, no school name yet, no dog name.
>
> and no Not ME.
>
> This is actually going on, and I think it really needs to be addressed. I 
> will put separate e-mail what is going on with Maxx as well.
>
> But this is not Maxx.
>
>>From the story that I am understanding, they case that is going on.  Is 
>>that
> a dog growls, handler contact said school no returen calls, contact 
> consumer services about issue weeks later about calling school.  dog 
> doesn't growl all the time, but handler bring dog to school to be observed 
> of course dog doesn't growl.  Dog and handler out in public, this goes on 
> for almost 2 years, school doesn't seem to concerned on the issue. 
> Handler happy with dog but for growling, dogs growl, they bark, etc. they 
> are dogs first.
>
> Okay fine!  Time goes by out in public, someone that works for school in 
> volunteer bases works at an event with another dog and handler with dog 
> that has growling issues, dog growls at the other dog who is in crate mind 
> you and not out in public so that others see the dog in training. 
> Needless to say later, that the other volunteer accesses handler that 
> guide bite other dog, making handler very depressed that her dog could do 
> such a thing.
>
> Handler contacts the school and lets them know what happens, weeks later 
> the school contacts the handler back and finds out that that person lied.
>
> But by this time handler retires dog for growling and now biting.
>
> This is not hypothetical but keep names off list.
>
> don't wouldn't do that without permission
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Treasurer
> National Federation of the Blind Greater Long Island Chapter.
>
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