[nagdu] guide dog attacked near Syracuse

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Is there any way to legally defend your dog if it gets attacked? Perhaps 
with some sort of stun gun or night stick. Something that will make the 
attacking dog think twice, but not do any permanent damage or harm your dog 
in any way. I thought about pepper spray, but that would get all over your 
dog as well.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dog attacked near Syracuse


> Hi every one, When I got Shaman In December,2009 He had no training at 
> all.
> It took 8 months to train him as a guide dog.At first he became distracted
> by other dogs as he wanted to play with every dog he saw. I finally got 
> him
> to settle down when he saw other dogs.He passed his blindfold test in
> July,2009. In 2010,he was recently attacked by a pit bull and he became
> fearful of other dogs. He would bark and growl whenever he saw any other
> dogs. He did not lunge at them,just barked and growled at them. It took
> months of working him in places like Pets Mart and street fairs for him to
> overcome his fear of other dogs. He is now working fine around other
> dogs,and has formed a friendship with a friend's guide dog.No more barking
> and growling.I was lucky to have gotten him over his fear. It could have
> been worse and I might have had to retire him.I think because we had a 
> good
> bond and both trusted each other, it was easier for Shaman to over come 
> his
> fear. This was the first attack for Shaman. Nala was attacked 3 times and
> Lily was attacked 5 times. Animal control never did any thing. I took one
> person to court and the judge said he did not believe that my dog was
> attacked.I even showed him the vet report and bill. The judge threw the 
> case
> out. I do believe that something needs to be done about the people that 
> let
> there dogs roam free unleashed to attack our guides. I have tried but no 
> one
> listens to me as I seem to be the only one to stand up for my rights. I am
> at a loss as to what to do.   Mardi and Shaman and Nala,retired.
>
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