[nagdu] opinions of other blind people

[Marsha]

Emma is a Shepard, and never the mind that I have not even been in this
apartment but less than two months, that we are still a very new team, not
even a year yet. But there are a lot of things I am working on her with now
because of this situation in question. At the end of the weekend with these
particular people to whom were in my home, they were encouraging her to get
on my futon, now when we go to someone else home she sees fit to jump up on
the couch, as well I am having to always tell her down off my futon now.
Thanks 
marsha 


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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Hope Paulos
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 3:21 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users;
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] opinions of other blind people

Hi Marsha.  I probably would have done the same thing if I were 
in your situation.  If your pup has a tendancy to bug people and 
get into their food, keeping her out of the way is good.  What 
kind of dog is emma, which breed? I'd try to work with her on 
this issue, but you did the right thing.  I also had someone who 
was blind come up to me and tell me how to do things with my dog- 
that they'd seen many people with dogs and none did what I did.  
It doesn't matter.  What matters is that each dog is different 
and needs to be handled differently.  I'm the type of pouson, 
that if someone, blind or sighted, comes between my guide and  
me, they'll definitely be educated.  I won't hesitate to tell 
them (at first in a poliffe manner, then if they're insistant, 
not so polite) what I think.  Then, if they continue to persist 
on expressing their opinions and argue with me, I'd ask them to 
leave my home.  I don't need to be treated like that, especially 
if I'm opening my home to these people.
Anyway, don't let it bother you too much, unount it happens again 
(the same person.  Then it's time to educate them.
Take care.
Hope and Beignet

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marsha" <queen.marsha.lindsey at gmail.com
>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:54:36 -0500
>Subject: [nagdu] opinions of other blind people

>Wanted some thoughts and opinions on this matter, as it has come 
up quite a
>bit lately.  I opened my home to a group of people last weekend, 
all of which
>do not have guides, but who are blind.  Emma being the little 
turkey she is,
>as she will get into people's drinks and food, into other things 
and just
>general bug people, but she  spent time with us in the same room 
but on tie
>down so that she would rest and kinda stay out of the way.  When 
here with
>just me and her she has gained the privilages of just being 
around off tie
>down.  But I have several tie downs in my apartment in various 
places.  Emma
>is always fed and taken to park at the right times.  I do not 
beat her, or
>nor neglect her.  But because these blind people know others who 
have guides,
>and those other people have guides whom are free when people are 
around, and
>there guides can do what they please.  I was threaten to be 
reported to my
>school.  Doubtful that I will be reported, but it is always my 
saying, that
>because they do not have guides then therefore they have no 
opinion because
>until you have a dog, train with it, know its personality, know 
its do and
>don'ts then they can not say any thing.  I do not feel I am doint 
any thing
>wrong.  She is a wonderful puppy, works well and seems very 
happy.  But why is
>that people who are blind, who think they know others who have 
guides, can
>tell another one what to do, how to treat there guide or what to 
do in
>different situations.  This really really bugs me to no end.  I 
always take
>the road of maybe educating them on what it is like to have a 
guide, but
>there are just some of those blind people that think they know it 
all about
>every thing when it comes to blindness.  What do you all do in 
these
>situations? I even almost asked the one person who was beating me 
up over my
>guide and things I do wrong to leave my home, but in the end did 
not because
>I did not want to ruin the fun.  Never mind that, please share 
with me what
>you would have done?
>Thanks in advance for the thoughts,
>Marsha and Emma



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