[nagdu] Do's and Don't's

[Julie J]

I wonder too.

I have difficulty thinking it would be more dirt or damage than when the 
kids jump up and down on the bed with their shoes on. Yes, my kids are 
unruly beasts! *smile*

Julie



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do's and Don't's


> Out of curiosity, what type of extraordinary damage is a dog on a hotel 
> bed
> supposed to cause.
> I've heard that a lot from people and always wondered, other than dog 
> hair,
> I suppose.
>
> Dan W.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Buddy Brannan
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 5:55 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do's and Don't's
>
>
> On May 30, 2009, at 5:39 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini wrote:
>
>>    Just out of curiosity, what do people think of the various do's and
>> don't's that some people use, like dogs on tie downs, dogs on
>> furniture, dogs in beds, etc?
>
> I think most of them make good sense, but everyone has to know his own dog
> well enough to know when something may be appropriate. My take on rules in
> general is that it's as important to know why a rule exists as it is to 
> have
> the rule in the first place, so that you then know when you can (or even
> should) break a particular rule.
>
> For instance, putting dogs on a tie down or a crate when they're out of 
> your
> immediate control is probably a good idea, if for no other reason than
> limiting the scope of trouble a dog can get into when you're not around.
> When I had Karl, I often didn't leave him on tie down or in a crate at
> night, because at night, he never got up or got into trouble. That is, for
> the first couple years. You see, I didn't understand another reason for 
> that
> particular rule, until the morning I did. While Karl continued to stay out
> of trouble, on the morning in question, I stepped out of the shower, out 
> the
> bathroom door, and into a cold, squishy pile of doggie diarrhea. After 
> that,
> Karl (and later,
> Chet) were confined to a crate or tie down at night or when I left them
> alone. Not because I thought they'd get into mischief, although that's
> always a possibility, but because I didn't want to step into any more 
> nasty
> surprises.
>
> Many people let their dogs on their furniture. I do not. Occasionally I'll
> hold Chet in my lap in a rocking chair or sofa, but generally they're 
> mine,
> and never on his prompting. Some people say their dogs know the difference
> between getting on the furniture at home and not getting on the furniture
> elsewhere; even that their dogs know they can sleep in the bed at home but
> not elsewhere. I'm not convinced that dogs have that level of discernment.
> AT least, neither of mine have had. So, no furniture, and no sleeping in 
> the
> bed with me. Remember when you're away from home at a hotel, you're
> responsible for extraordinary damage or what not, and it's probably best 
> if
> your dog doesn't crash on the hotel beds, if for no other than CYA 
> reasons.
>
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