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

Sat Apr 30 00:35:56 UTC 2011

Brittney,

Life will always be full of individuals who see things differently than you 
do. Sometimes, people respond out of emotion. That's not all negative. I'm 
guessing as you gain more life experience you'll come to recognize that some 
people lack the knowledge to understand and respect some one else's opinion. 
I guess what I'm getting at is this; you don't have to apologize if you're 
being bullied, or perceive you're being bullied. Stand firm to your 
convictions and try to be prepared to hear different opinions without taking 
things too personally. {SMILE}..

Lisa and Bernie
----- 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 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] UK: Heartbreak' as bitten Newport guide dog must go

> Dear all,
> I am so sorry if I have offended anyone. I think it is excellent that Mr. 
> Vaughan   is speaking out about an issue that is really important and 
> really needs to be delt with.  It's just I feel the reporter makes him 
> seem helpless and I don't like that.  I am not judging Vaughan  , I can't 
> because I don't know him.  I just think he should have been represented 
> better by the reporter.  I have nothing against other countries or guide 
> dog schools, I just think  blind people should be seen as people, not 
> helpless victoms.
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tracy Lloyd
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 8:35 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] UK: Heartbreak' as bitten Newport guide dog must go
>
> 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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