[nagdu] The Requirement of a Harness

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Marion,

Someone did once suggest I leave my dog tied outside.  A lot of pet owners
do that in my old neighborhood, but I made it very clear that no way no how
was I going to do that!  I did leave Mitzi in the car once, on the way home
from a beach trip, because she was pretty sandy and we were just ducking
into a taffy store that was right there.  I fretted like a neurotic mother
hen the entire time!  There's a reasonable measure of safety in leaving her
in the car -- especially if Daisy is there, too.  But, like you, I am
totally opposed to the notion of leaving her untended.

Which doesn't stop me threatening to leave her in the car with Daisy if
she's being squirly. /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Marion & Martin
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:14 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] The Requirement of a Harness

Dar,
    I hope you or anyone else do not feel as if my arguments are meant to be

attacking or judgmental. They are only meant to help educate. I have learned

a lot about the rights and responsibilities of service animal users by 
talking to others who know far more than I about the subject and want to 
help others gain the same knowledge in order to be their own best advocates.

That being said, retail establishments are not the only public 
accommodations required to modify its policies, practices, and procedures to

allow a service animal, as I have stated in my previous posts. However, if 
one of us happens to be out with our dog sans the harness and, for some 
reason, wish to go to a retail store, I think everyone would agree it would 
be better to take the dog into the store out of harness than leave it 
unattended in a vehicle. In such a case, the public accommodation would be 
required to provide access. HTH!

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] The Requirement of a Harness


> Hello,
> I am not judging anyone,
> Just saying for me, to save problems I would keep the harness on.
> I don't leave the house with out the harness.
> Just something I have done for years.
> Even when the handle broke.
> I just was asking a question, why would you want to go with out a harness 
> in a store in the first place.
>
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