[nagdu] GUIDE DOGS AND MEXICO

Fri Apr 16 19:37:53 UTC 2010

Cheryl O.,

No, please don't take this conversation off list!  It is on topic and 
totally appropriate for this list!
Also, I'm very curious and would miss out.  *smile*

Anything in any way related to guide dogs is allowed on this list, health, 
laws, personal experiences, training, equipment, grooming etc.

Thanks for sharing about life in Mexico with a guide dog,
Julie
NAGDU list moderator

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl Osborn" <chapalacheryl at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 12:51 PM
Subject: [nagdu] GUIDE DOGS AND MEXICO

> Hi Lyn and all,
>
> Please, someone, tell me if this conversation should be moved off list.
>
> I would think that Mexico, in general, has not changed a whole lot
> during the last 18 years, except that Mexico does have laws pertaining
> to the use of guide dog access.  That being said, not everyone is
> aware of the law.
>
> Regarding vaccinations and rabies, I don't know if there are laws, but
> I do know that rabies shots are provided free and I do know that my
> vet has all the necessary vaccines.
>
> As for getting around, it depends a great deal on where you are.  If I
> go to Guadalajara, which is a fairly large town, mobility is quite a
> bit easier.  However, there are situations that can be  dangerous
> because of the irregular way that things are set up.
>
> I live in a small village/town where sidewalks, if there are any, can
> have large holes, construction materials, dogs sleeping, bikes,
> vendors, etc.  Sometimes there are curbs, sometimes not, sometimes the
> curb might be 2 feet high; I mention this because I almost fell off of
> one.  Thank goodness my dog refused to go forward.  Of course there
> was another time with my new dog who thought it might be fun to take a
> leap off of a 3-foot curb.  Luckily, I kind of fell backward and
> landed on my but.
>
> Life is truely an adventure!
>
> On 4/16/10, Linda Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
>> Hi Cheryl O,
>> Welcome to the list!
>>
>> I see you live in Mexico.  Would you please tell us about life in Mexico
>> with a guide dog?
>>
>> I am Lyn and I'm working with my eighth dog - foourth one from Seeing 
>> Eye.
>> My dog is Landon, a red Golden/Lab cross and I got him in 2007.
>>
>> We work as pet assisted therapists at a military hospital and in two
>> programs with our local Humane Society.  Landon LOVES this work! LOL
>>
>> I live in San Diego so we are very near Tijuana, BC, Mexico. I haven't
>> visited there since 1992 and don't feel like going there again.  there is 
>> a
>> warning from the US State Dept. about traveling to Mexico because of the
>> drug cartels "activity" along the border towns.
>>
>> When I brought my guide dog there, the restaurants didn't want me to 
>> bring
>> my dog inside.  After my explanations of the dog being my guide, they
>> compromised by having me sit by the door!  Also, I had someone come up to 
>> me
>> to ask if I'd sell him my dog! I said no and told him in Spanish that the
>> dog was my eyes - a perro de guia. He then left.  After that, I thought
>> about what if the guy reacted differently and grabbed my dog from me and
>> there I would be, in a foreign contry, without a mobility aid! I didn't 
>> even
>> have a white cane with me.  Along the border towns, they steal dogs to 
>> sell
>> to labs even though reputable labs will NEVER take a microchipped or 
>> tatooed
>> dog as it is very illegal.
>>
>> The other thing is that Mexico has no laws regarding having dogs 
>> vaccinated
>> against Rabies or other diseases. Do you know if any of this has changed?
>>
>> Again, welcome and look forward to hearing from you about life in Mexico!
>>
>> Lyn and Landon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cheryl Osborn" <chapalacheryl at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:05 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Thanks for the welcome
>>
>>
>>> Thanks for the welcome Marsha.
>>>
>>> Your Q is certainly not too personal.  I live in a very small town in
>>> central Mexico.  My husband and I retired here about 4 years ago.
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> -- 
> Cheryl in Mexico
> chapalacheryl at gmail.com
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