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

Nicole B. Torcolini ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Sat May 30 23:40:22 UTC 2009


It's not going to go over well if, for some reason, your dog vomits on white 
bed coverings.  After a number of people say what they think, I'll give my 
view on a bunch of them.  I stand somewhere in the middle, more toward the 
relaxed side, though.

----- 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, May 30, 2009 3:36 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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