[nagdu] Crisis Averted!

[Peggy]

If only that were true, despite the fear pitbulls seem to bring out in the 
general public ... we had a pitbull blue healer mix ... I used to take him 
for walks with me and my SE dog ... and everyone wanted to pet him, hug him, 
let their kids touch and play with him ... no one ever knew he was part 
pitbull!!!



-----Original Message----- 
From: Tamara Smith-Kinney
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 11:33 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Crisis Averted!

Doug,

There have been a couple times when Mitzi's been in super rock star mode,
I've actually found myself standing around waiting for her adoring fans to
let her move on the adoring fans waiting just ahead and actively mulling
over the pit bull option.  /lol/  I might be a nice change to have people
run screaming out of my path everywhere I go.

No, I'm not seriously going to do any such thing!  Not because I think one
couldn't get a pit with a suitable temperament, but the public reactions
would be a nightmare, and you would have to put in so many added safety
precautions and this and that to protect the dog from the public and the
public from the dog (they are heavy machinery, so a boo boo can be
disastrous) that it wouldn't be worth going anywhere with it.  Plus, I do
strongly believe that due to the power of the breed, you need to be neurotic
about your fences and stuff if you're going to have one as a pet, even if
it's the sweetest creature on earth.  I'm too lazy!  /lol/

Just saying.  Using one would give you the sidewalk, bike lane, middle of
the freeway, pretty much every path you want to walk, all too yourself.
/evil grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Doug Parisian
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 8:50 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Crisis Averted!

I suspect the answer for not training certain dog breeds to perform specific

tasks, whether that be working as a guide, therapy dog, bomb and drug
detection, police work, etc--these tasks require specific temperaments not
found in many breeds.

Doug: Ya think many folks would want to pet my guide pitbull?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alysha" <anjeans at att.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 8:35 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Crisis Averted!


> Hi everyone,
> I just wanted to give you a quick update on my issue with my coworker's
> allergies. We bought 6 air purifiers that we scattered all around our
> working space, and they seem to have done the trick. He's no longer, to my

> knowledge, complaining of any allergy-related symptoms, and management has

> assured me that me and my dog won't be restricted from common areas in the

> building. So thank you all for your responses, and I'm so relieved this
> turned out alright! I wonder why guide dog schools don't train more
> hypoallergenic breeds to prevent these things from happening altogether.
>
> Alysha
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