[nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: being reported to your school

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Totally agree. 
My problem with Jordan's logic is that she is equating abuse to stuff
she doesn't like. When I read the post about the guy puking on his dog I
thought "Did this guy not call her "the morning after" and she's now
looking for revenge"? 
Then my thought is "How dare the blind guy go out and drink, oh look, he
took his dog with him when he did it, I'll say he's abusing it". 
That whole attitude strikes me as paternalistic. 
Most people will do dumb things with their dogs not because we have
dogs, but because we're human. WE'll do the same with our spouses, our
friends, our kids, our stuff, you name it. 
Jordan, a good litness test is "If this guy was sighted and took his pet
dog to an outdoor dog-friendly bar or to just a dog-friendly bar, and
puked on his dog, would you care?" 
You are using "That poor puppy" as an excuse to hit the abuse button for
behavior you don't like. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of The Pawpower Pack
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 11:36 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [nagdu] being reported to your school

I would agree that throwing up on one's dog is hardly ideal.  However,  
sometimes stuff happens.  I take my dog to bars when I go.  My dog is  
there if I drink alcohol.  Granted, I'm at the point in my life, where  
time and experience has taught me that drinking until one throws up is  
hardly a good idea, for a number of reasons.  However I don't think  
taking my dog to the bar and drinking is a crime.  If someone saw my  
dog at a bar and saw me drinking and having a good time with friends  
and they accused me of abuse, I'd be pretty upset.
People are different, they have different lifestyles.  Some dogs don't  
like bars and the noise does bother them.  If someone had a dog like  
that, I would hope they'd use their judgement and not take the dog.   
However if the dog is like mine and doesn't really care, then who's  
business is it of anyone's to say I should, or should not have my dog  
at a bar?
Also if someone threw up on their dog because they were ill, is that  
still abuse, or is it the drinking plus the vomiting that is the issue?
I drink, I go to bars.  I live in New Orleans and my dog goes on  
Bourbon street with me and I have a hard time thinking this is abusive.

My dog gets fed, loved, medical care.  She works has toys, other dog  
friends and I spend lots of time with her.  Does the fact that someone  
drinks alcohol with their dog at a bar then negate all of the other  
things?
I'm not trying to be a jerk, I'm honestly curious.


Rox and the Herbal HenchHounds
Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
"It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point  
out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half- 
wit, and the emperor remains an emperor."-- Neil Gaiman
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