[nagdu] Hello and I have a question!

Tamara Smith-Kinney tamara.8024 at comcast.net
Mon Oct 27 20:47:50 UTC 2008


Darlene,

Welcome to the list.  I don't have information for you, but I know that
others will!

I live in Oregon and have an owner-trained poodle guide named Mitzi who is
just over 2 years old.

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Darlene Acree
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:25 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Hello and I have a question!

Dear NAGDU, 

 

Hello to those on the list. My name is Darlene. Although I have been an
observer of your mailing list for quite some time, this is my first time
that I write to you. So--hello! In addition, I write to tap your expertise
with an inquiry.  

 

First, Please allow me to introduce myself. Not to give preference, but I am
a graduate of Southeastern Guide Dog School in Florida, and I have been a
guide dog user, since 1992. Recently, I retired my second guide dog Petey,
who is a beautiful and intelligent Goldador that I worked for 8 and ½ years,
and I just began working my new guide dog Maggie, who is also a Goldador. 

 

I write because I encountered a new experience in a restaurant and would
appreciate any information or input you can give. While being seated at
Garfields, the waitress informed me. Due to fire marshal regulations, my
guide dog was not allowed to lay beside my chair, in the aisle way at the
table. It just so happened that I was with a guide dog trainer and neither
of us had ever heard of this before. So, we are researching it. I plan to
contact my local fire marshal's office next week. But, Meanwhile, I wanted
to ask for your input. Have any of you heard of this? Marion, since you also
live in Florida, perhaps you have information for our state on this
subject. Furthermore, my trainer and I discussed how this could lead to
problems for guide dog handlers, since many dogs are too large to fit
underneath tables or booths. 

 

Thanks to NAGDU for offering this portal to gain advice and input so that we
can learn from each other, and I welcome your comments, on this issue.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Darlene 
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