[nagdu] GUIDE DOGS AND MEXICO

Cheryl Osborn chapalacheryl at gmail.com
Fri Apr 16 20:20:50 UTC 2010


Hi Bryan and all,

I certainly won't say that getting around in Mexico with a guide dog
is a piece of cake, but then too, I had problems with people and dogs
in the US.  We walk slowly and because I have balance issues I use a
support cane.  Sometimes the support cane doubles as a probe.




On 4/16/10, Bryan Brown <bryanbrown at solarus.biz> wrote:
> Cheryl ,
>
>     I hope your experience with a guide dog in Mexico is more positive than
> mine, I lived in Mexico for the better part of a year in 2005/2006 I lived
> over in San Carlos, on the sea of Cortez, it's a beautiful community and the
> people are great.
>
> I had trouble with the lack of infrastructure and many access issues, along
> with that, there were so many strays around, it was hard to walk more than
> just a couple of hundred yards without having to avoid a dog fight.
>
> More power to you though if you can do it, Mexico is a wonderful country,
> and welcome to the list to both you and your "paro por lo siagos"
>
> I hope I spelled that right, saying it and writing it are two different
> things. smile
>
>     Bryan
> ----- 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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