[nagdu] UK: Heartbreak' as bitten Newport guide dog must go

[Tracy Lloyd]

 I rarely post to this list but had to say thank you to Meghan for her post. 
I've read messages further on to hers and they sure remind me why I don't 
post here!

This is the second time I've seen a person, both persons being from here in 
the UK, be ripped to bits by members of this list.  The other was regarding 
the story about Tom Pey.  I can't understand why people feel the need to be 
so judgmental, we all know what the press is like and stories often get 
distorted.

We happen to be having a very big campaign regarding dog attacks on guide 
dogs just at the moment, we being us guide dog owners and GDBA, as it is 
imperative we get something done about it as many guide dogs have been 
attacked and had to retire in recent times.  so of course the press are 
going to make it sound as bad as they did.  Who can know what this 
gentleman's circumstances are, why should anyone judge him if he feels he 
can't get out with his cane?

Please, I'd ask you all to remember that there is always more than one side 
to a story, and to try to be more tolerant, and to remember that people from 
the country you are talking about just might be reading and be pretty mad 
with the assumptions you come up with about their country and the people 
living in it, and also their guide dog school!

Tracy from the UK.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brittney N. Mejico" <brittneymejico at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 3:17 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] UK: Heartbreak' as bitten Newport guide dog must go


> yeah I see where you are coming from.  I guess I'm just a little too 
> passionate about blind people and how they are portrayed in the media.  I 
> want us to be seen as compatent people with dogs, or caines, or whatever 
> else we decide to use.
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Meghan Whalen
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 5:35 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] UK: Heartbreak' as bitten Newport guide dog must go
>
> I understand where you're coming from, but we need to not be so quick to
> judge.  I am confident and competent with a cane, but I am definitely more
> likely to go do things if I have my dog, because there is more joy in
> knowing I am making someone else happy.  We don't know what resources this
> man did or did not have, and if he is meeting his personal definition of
> independent, way to go for him.
>
> Just my thoughts,
> Meghan
>
>
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