[nagdu] Taking Dogs to Hospitals

Tue Feb 8 22:51:43 UTC 2011

Lisa,

That was pretty much my first thought.  Cynics are us!

It is also possible that, while they were aware of the dog part of the
package, their brains never made the connection of dog to patients until the
last minute because they had never needed to think of it before...  If Cindy
is the first guide dog user to be in the program, they wouldn't have
experience with that.

Then there's always the other possibility -- that they're just messing with
her -- but that's not what I'm getting from what she's saying.  Whew!  The
percentage of people who are like that may be awfully small, but they do
become pretty noticeable when they pop up, don't they?  Then you hear a
friend or acquaintance asking how to deal with situation the 3rd party has
caused and all of a sudden it seems that's all there is out there because
the nice ones don't need to be discussed.

Honest people who just want to make sure everything is arranged and are
doing their best to find out how the dog fits into it all and make it all
work are far more the norm -- and becoming moreso as more blind people
become more integrated into society.  Which is cool, but nothing to discuss
because it's unexciting.  /smile/

Okay, back to snarly cynicism now!

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
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Of Lisa belville
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 12:27 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Taking Dogs to Hospitals

Maybe they just weren't thinking and didn't realize you and the dog were a 
package deal.  It was probably one of those discussions they had when you 
weren't there, and as the time for the orientation got closer, they realized

that maybe oh yeah, the dog is coming with her.  *eyeroll*

The handle on my recliner apparently doesn't qualify as an exercise 
machine...who knew ?
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Taking Dogs to Hospitals

> Oh, I'm not concerned aout the human requirement. It is the same for 
> everyone at the hospital. Hospice facility is no at the hospital but is in

> a separate place, but I would expect the testing myself because it is a 
> hospital requirement. Two weeks though and they are concerned about the 
> dog's medical records. He is not a surprise and it didn't come up two 
> weeks ago. Rebekah makes a good point.
>
> On Feb 8, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Lisa belville wrote:
>
>> Cindy,
>>
>> I know someone who is a hospice volunteer in TN.  She's had to have the 
>> blood testing as well as drug testing because she goes into people's 
>> houses. She's also a GDF puppy Walker, and she will occasionally bring 
>> the puppy along if the family has approved before hand.
>> I would imagine that the requirements for volunteering at a facility 
>> that's public is a bit different than actually going into someone's home.
>>
>> I can ask about the puppy's vet records, though.
>>
>> I did want to reassure you that the human medical tests seem to be SOP 
>> for hospice volunteers.
>>
>> Lisa
>>
>>
>> The handle on my recliner apparently doesn't qualify as an exercise 
>> machine...who knew ?
>> Lisa Belville
>> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>> To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 12:19 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Taking Dogs to Hospitals
>>
>>
>>> I am planning to do volunteer work at a hospital in Des Moines, specific

>>> their hospice facility. They are asking me for Fisher's medical records 
>>> to make sure he is up-to-date on vaccinations, etc. because of "their 
>>> vulnerable patients." Can they really do that? I personally don't even 
>>> see the point since these folks aren't going to have that much contact 
>>> with him. However, orientation is tomorrow, so I feel I hae to comply 
>>> where possible. Curious about this though.
>>> Cindy
>>>
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