[nagdu] Impressions Please?

[Wayne Merritt]

Hi. I won't add much since much has already been said, but I do want
to throw a couple of things out. First, the idea that if you come to
our gathering it must mean that you accept our rules, reminds me of
what many software license agreements and website privacy policies
say. In short, if you choose to use this product, then it means that
you accept our privacy/usage/copyright policy.

I heard of a classmate in my Seeing Eye class last fall that didn't
pick up after their dog. I'm not sure if anyone ever said something to
her or not. Hopefully an instructor did though since it seems like it
would send a bad sign if you're not cleaning up during the initial
training period. I believe a reminder was issued to all students
during one of the lectures, but I don't know if anything came of it.

Finally, it makes sense to me that if you're going to go to the
trouble of pick ing up after your dog, that you would naturally look
for a place to dispose of that item verses leaving it by a tree or the
side of a building. Besides, assuming the average light dependent
(sighted person) accepts that blind people can clean up after their
dogs, what does it say when they see these baggies sitting off to the
side verses in a trash can somewhere? Granted, cans aren't always
available, but as has been discussed here, there are options.

Jmt,
Wayne

On 7/28/09, Jenine Stanley <jeninems at wowway.com> wrote:
> Marion,
>
> I don't disagree with you at all on your point about cleaning up, no matter
> by what means, being an essential responsibility of a service animal
> handler. As for people with other disabilities, there are a number of
> solutions, including long handled scoops, the toileting harness, and
> learning the art of asking for help. Some people will take their dogs to
> isolated areas and let them go in bushes. I always advise against this
> highly. First off, bushes harbor ticks, broken glass and other trash, and
> someone is eventually going to have to clean that up anyway. Other animals
> are more likely to use that area for relieving, and the possibility to
> spread diseases is huge.  It may even kill the bushes if you use those areas
> regularly.
>
> Like I said, I'm opposed to the exemptions as well but realize there may be
> some cases in which they are appropriate. Maybe the people living in NYC
> where there is such an exemption can explain why they feel it is
> appropriate, if in fact they do feel so.
>
> Your warning about restaurants is a good one and I'd add to it that folks
> want to be mindful around hotels and other such places, like convention
> centers. Sometimes that great relieving area is indeed right outside the
> restaurant or main lobby which is designed for looking outside at the lovely
> landscaping.
>
> As for not cleaning up because someone might not want to carry a bag of
> smelly stuff around, though I can understand it, I can't condone it. A few
> solutions include putting a sealable bag in your harness pouch or other
> convenient place just in case you do need to carry stuff. There are some of
> these that actually do really keep the smell in. There are also scented
> bags, more expensive of course, but nice when traveling especially, again,
> just in case.
>
> I will put the bag at a corner, just shy of the corner, with the bag untied
> so that the stuff can escape if it is washed down the storm drain. This is
> not optimal, but it beats taking stuff on the bus without a container.
>
> I recently had to take a stool sample to the vet and though I usually use
> one of the fecal sample collectors, which are beyond nifty btw, this time I
> had to use a bag. I wrapped the sample in 3 bags and put it inside a
> sealable bag and I could still smell it, but I can smell things, or think I
> smell things, most people can't. <grin> I understand that people are
> offended by us carrying bags of poop and all and to that I'd say to anyone
> brave enough to mention it directly, that he or she can certainly help me
> find a place to dispose of the stuff. If not, then I'll continue to carry
> it, or leave it on his/her seat. <grin>
>
> Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com
>
>
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