[nagdu] Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk

[Brenda]

perhaps instead of taking her guide away a NAGDU member in colorado 
could mentor this woman and encourage her to make better decisions.

Brenda


On 6/7/2011 5:05 PM, Bernadetta Pracon wrote:
> Sherrill,
> You're right. That can't be good. If a person is truly independent, 
> one incident with a  silly cab driver can't knock that down to 
> nothing. My concern is for this woman's guide. Normally, I'm not crazy 
> at the thought of people's guides being taken away, but in this 
> situation, maybe her school or someone should intervene. After all, 
> we've all her about the Fidelco fiasco,where dogs  have been taken 
> away from handlers for no apparent reason; If that's happening, then a 
> dog who's in the care of a woman who admits to a lack of independents, 
> perhaps should be placed in the care of someone else.
>
> On a lighter note,
> I think the famous cabbie would perhaps get his junk streight, so to 
> speak, if he switched places with the poor pup. I'll bet the dog has a 
> more useful brain than that man; Maybe he should drive the taxi 
> instead, and the man should climb into the trunk and yelp about it.  
> *grins
>