[nagdu] What would you have done? An odd access issue

[Marion & Martin]

Dan,
    Like you, I'm no legal expert, but perhaps a wet, ungroomed dog could be 
construed as a "direct threat". I was once contacted by a guide dog user who 
was asked to not bring his dog to the gym. When I contacted the gym, I was 
asked if I had seen the dog lately. I admitted that i had not. They told me 
it smelled badly and there were fleas jumping off of it. I stopped by the 
person's home and, indeed, found a dog badly in need of grooming and flea 
control. I told the person that, once the dog was bathed and groomed, the 
gym might consider allowing access with it.

Fraternally,
Marion




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] What would you have done? An odd access issue


> Hi, guys.
>
> With all due respect, I don't remember a clause of the law stating that a
> wet ungroomed dog can be kicked out.
> I'm not advocating such a condition, but I just thought I'd point that
> out--grin.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Dan W.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 3:55 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] What would you have done? An odd access issue
>
> Hm...  He didn't put it that way, but it could be the case.  If it was so,
> he was wrong about the regulations when it comes to a guide/service dog. 
> So
> long as we keep our dogs' grooming up to snuff (and it'a pretty high 
> snuff,
> too!), we can't be denied access.  If we take our dogs in all smelly and
> dirty, that's a whole 'nother story, and they can kick us out on the 
> street
> where we belong for not keep our dog groomed!  /grin/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Haben Girma
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 2:15 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] What would you have done? An odd access issue
>
>
> I wonder if the owner of the cafe was concerned about health regulations.
> Maybe he thought he'd be violating a food safety law by allowing a dog to
> get close to his cooking area?
>
> Ron Davidson wrote:
>> I never thought about it that way Marion but you are right. But I
>> still try and consider the wet dog and hair issue as a courtesy
>>
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