[nagdu] opinions of other blind people

lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com
Sat Nov 29 01:33:15 UTC 2008


Marsha, those people are idiots - don't invite them back!  They sounded 
totally disrespectful of you and you don't need this type of person for 
friends!

As for your dog, you do what you were trained to do.  I once had a shepherd 
who wouldn't relax unless she was on tie down.  Having the dog on tie down 
sounded logical to me so she'd stay put and out of the way with guests over.

Cheers,

Linda and Landon


----- 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>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] opinions of other blind people


> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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;
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> 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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