[nagdu] Impressions Please?

[David Andrews]

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already told her how you feel.

Dave

At 06:02 PM 7/26/2009, you wrote:
>I recently held a barbeque in my home. Several of the people who attended
>were members of the NFB but not personal friends. I was purposed at the
>behavior of one of my guests who is a dog guide user and would appreciate
>some input as to best handle the situation next time.
>
>The barbeque was open to persons in the Northern Virginia area, basically
>doesn't matter where the people came from, but, I indicated that dog guides
>were free to play free in the back yard which is fenced as long as they were
>supervised. In our back yard is a dog relieving area, since I happen to use
>a dog guide. Immediately adjacent to this area is a lined trash can which
>was roll of bags for picking up after your dog attached to the handle. My
>husband, who happens to be sighted escorted one of our guests with her dog
>to his area. After her dog had relieved himself, my husband proceeded to
>show the user where the bags were located so that she could pick up after
>the dog. The user's response was "oh, I don't do that!". I wasn't there, or
>I probably would have worded the directions differently, after all, I am the
>main "pooper scooper" of the house, since it is my dog who leaves the
>deposits. I personally feel that this particular guest was rude. I realize,
>that, when dogs are running free and playing it is difficult to know where
>something might need to be picked up. I believe that it is particularly
>inappropriate for someone to assume, that someone else, especially if they
>are sighted, should be the one to "do the dirty work". I believe that having
>a dog guide, a child or any other responsibility means, that you, have that
>responsibility and that you need to take the initiative to clean up after
>your dog, child etc. It is inappropriate to assume that others should do
>this. Do other user agree with me? Am I totally in left field. I know that
>people have differing abilities, but being unwilling to even attempt, to
>clean up after one's dog, seems particularly rude to me. Impressions,
>opinions, observations, suggestions? a
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