[nagdu] Dogs and hospitals

[Lyn Gwizdak]

I've been to the ICU to visit people a few times.  I was never asked to 
leave - on the contrary, the employees there WANTED to visit with Landon! 
So I turned it into a small pet therapy session.  the employees really 
enjoyed that and so did my friends in the ICU.

In my experience over my adult life, I have yet to meet a doctor who objects 
to my dogs - they LOVE my dogs!  Sorry you guys who have had troubles 
recently have had this happen - no excuse for their violations of your 
rights to be accompanied by your chosen mobility aide.

Hey, I bet that 90 year old woman in the doctor office would have enjoyed 
visiting with the dog!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peggy" <pshald at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 5:34 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs and hospitals


> And I totally understand this, when my mom was in ICU, right after 
> surgery, they asked me not to bring my dog in when I visited her, for the 
> first 24 hours.  I totally understood that.  But asking a handler and 
> their dog to leave a doctor's office, in the waiting room, amazing to me!!
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Larry D. Keeler
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 5:44 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Dogs and hospitals
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> A few times I have simply left Holly at home.  Once, my wife had a really 
> bad infection.  She had a large open wound and had to stay in the burn 
> unit for a couple of weeks.  I could bring Holly in the waiting room and 
> did when someone else from the family was there.  It didn't make any sense 
> to run to the vet to get clearance and prove she had a bath in the last 2 
> hours so she just stayed home.  At those times, she turns into a cane!
> Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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