[nagdu] Need Advice About Allergic Coworker

[The Pawpower Pack]

For me, Dan it's about consistancy, I don't go anywhere without my dog, not ever.  So people don't bother asking any more.  I'm Deafblind and I just can't feel safe without a dog.  if my friends don't want hair in their car I take the bus and meet them for coffee.  But really most of my friends have dogs so their cars are already hairy. Also since I never leave my dogs, none of my friends have ever seen me without a dog so the dog is just part of the package.  

Rox 
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On 29 Dec 2010, at 07:49 PM, "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net> wrote:

> Hi to you, Alicia.
> 
> Well, I have some blind friends, guide dog users, who seem to have all sorts
> of friends who just love having their dogs in the car and house.
> I need to meet their friends--smile.
> People I know have never been shy about telling me what they think of dog
> hair--smile.
> In some ways that's good, because it's out in the open.
> Since my dogs have always been kept clean and so on, I think it's just the
> luck of the draw.
> Also, once people sense that you'll compromise or back down then they might
> start pushing harder.
> If you want to go out of your way, you could offer to put a sheet or blanket
> down, or I know one person who gives out dog hair brushes or lint brushes to
> their friends.
> I don't do any of this stuff, actually.
> I don't object if someone puts a sheet or Mexican blanket down say on their
> car floor, but it's not something I initiate myself.
> 
> It used to be "No dog, no Dan", that was my motto..
> Now I've softened a bit only because I'm sick of arguing.
> 
> So, I don't think you are doing anything wrong.  Don't feel guilty...you
> have more courage than most and it's proved by your getting a dog, working,
> improving your life, etc. you have nothing to be ashamed of.
> I think the anger response is much better for your self-respect.
> 
> People do freak out and can be quite nasty or cruel about it.
> 
> I can tell you stories--smile.
> 
> But suffice it to say that if someone hasn't been around dogs they will tend
> to freak at even small amounts of dog hair.
> 
> So, I'm sure that among you are people who stick to your guns and just will
> not take no for an answer when it comes to being accompanied by your dogs
> when you feel you want or need to be.
> Tell us your secret, maybe you have strategies for dealing with people that
> Alicia and I haven't tried out.
> 
> Cordially,
> 
> Dan W. and the Carter Nut
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Alysha
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 8:16 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Need Advice About Allergic Coworker
> 
> Thanks to everyone for your responses. Have any of you ever tried a dander
> care product on your dog? Any thoughts on there effectiveness/safety?
> 
> I wonder how common issues like these are among guide dog users. Like Dan,
> I've had problems in the past with people not wanting to drive with my dog
> in the car. I groom him regularly, and he doesn't shed more than other guide
> dogs I've seen, but I think any dog is going to leave at least a tiny bit of
> hair in a car. The problem is that I don't have a way of judging for myself
> how much that amount of hair is, so I can't decide whether to feel angry
> with people for freaking out about nothing or guilty about messing up their
> cars. So inevitably I end up feeling both ways, and now I'm always really
> concerned about riding with other people, even if they tell me they don't
> mind it. Have many of you had serious issues with other people's allergies
> and/or taking your dogs in other people's cars, or am I just unlucky :)?
> 
> 
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