[nagdu] Thanks for the welcome

Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com
Mon Apr 19 16:37:47 UTC 2010


Hi Linda. 
If I can ask, why did you bring your dog to Mexico in 1992, and why did
you not bring a cane? 
Am not trying to judge, just understand even if it is "I wasn't
thinking". 
To Cheryll, how are attitudes towards blind people in Mexico? Any
difference in attitude between blind men and blind women? 


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Linda Gwizdak
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 12:37 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Thanks for the welcome

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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