[nagdu] NFB Convention Guide Dog Policy
Wayne Merritt
wcmerritt at gmail.com
Thu Jun 30 19:15:37 UTC 2011
So, for those of us that are going to convention, if we want to leave
our dogs with a doggy sitter, is there a list of sitters that NAGDU
has? How can we get ahold of such a list?
I don't have any issue with not leaving my dog in a hotel room, since
I don't know how the dog would react in a strange hotel if it were
left alone. I have left my dog at home, but I have also hooked her to
a bed chain that was attached to furnature. i trust my dog, but she's
still a dog and can still be naughty. Besides, being a very smart GSD,
she is very calculating and can be manipulative. If she sees and
opportunity to try something, she will and then she will push the
bounderies in other ways. I've seen it before in other situations.
Wayne
On 6/30/11, PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC) <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:
> I left my husband home alone recently. He drank beer and ate junk. What
> should I do? What if there'd been a fire? Or worse, what if he'd run out of
> beer? Clearly, he can't be left unsupervised.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:57 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Convention Guide Dog Policy
>
> I use my cane, but again, I treat my dog like I would my child, I realize
> not the same to most on this list, but I would not leave my child alone in a
> hotel room, even if she is the best in the world, I would leave her with a
> babysitter or something.
>
> If I go out without Maxx, I leave him with Nelson, or with my daughter if we
> go out on a date, or we both are going away, depending on how long, either
> my cousin, but no I don't leave Maxx alone.
>
> Sorry to disappoint you.
>
> That is the way I was raised, that is being responsible for my things, or
> people or husband or child, and that includes my dog. He is part of my life
> and I don't want anything to happen to him, because then it would be my
> fault.
>
> Now if you can all grow up and stop picking on me. That would be great.
> Thanks.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Albert J Rizzi<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org>
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users'<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Convention Guide Dog Policy
>
>
> the policies are, I am sure, for ill trained pets. Like i said, and you
> can
> affirm your status as a travel professional, but as a traveler, and not a
> travel professional, I feel good about my decisions concerning my choices,
> in accommodations and whether I choose to leave my dog at home or at a
> hotel should I feel it appropriate. A fire can happen at home just as
> easily, are you insinuating that you never, ever leave the house without
> your dog?
>
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>
> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:40 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Convention Guide Dog Policy
>
> You no what no comment, I am in the industry and you decide to leave you
> dog
> alone that is your business, but not with the convention. It is a
> reasonable request.
>
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Albert J
> Rizzi<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org>>
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users'<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Convention Guide Dog Policy
>
>
> Cheryl,
>
> That has never been told to me in any of the hotels or inns I have
> stayed
> at
> from mew york city to California. So, I am not sure if this is a policy
> for
> all hotels as you seem to infer, or is it just a policy when there are a
> group of guide dog users at a convention. Either way, I am happy to say
> no
> one has ever told me what to do with my guide when to leave him or not
> and
> I
> am certainly not going to be staying anywhere that tries that stuff.
>
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
> Founder
> My Blind Spot, Inc.
> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
> New York, New York 10004
>
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> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who
> is
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> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:27 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Convention Guide Dog Policy
>
> fyi, in any situation whether blind or sighted, hotels that allow dogs
> do
> not allow them unattended, it is a fair statement that NAGDU follows
> this
> policy.
>
> And if you are not going to convention then you have nothing to worry
> about.
>
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Albert J
>
> Rizzi<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org%3Cmailto:albert at myblindspot.org>>>
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>
> Users'<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>>
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Convention Guide Dog Policy
>
>
> I would have to agree here. It also harkens one to think that the very
> organization which professes our need to be independent and self
> determining, that perhaps those of us with a guide have no apparent
> control
> over our dogs. I for one leave my dog home from time to time and use
> my
> cane. I never come home to anything other then a possible chewed up
> piece
> of
> random paper which I lef out. I also have traveled extensively and
> have
> left
> my guide in the hotel room, only to find what you would ask? a
> sleeping
> dog,
> who behaved perfectly while I was out. ridiculous.
>
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
> Founder
> My Blind Spot, Inc.
> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
> New York, New York 10004
>
>
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> chttp//www.myblindspot.org/>>
> PH: 917-553-0347
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> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one
> who
> is
> doing it."
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> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:15 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Convention Guide Dog Policy
>
> I object to this policy. I object to the notion that I need special
> rules
> and supervision because I choose to use a guide dog. It makes me feel
> unwelcome at convention. Of course, I'd be perfectly welcome, if I
> acknowledge that I need others to tell me how to handle my dog, or,
> better
> yet, leave the smelly troublmaking beast at home.
> So I will be spending my time, money, and energy in places where I
> will
> actually be treated like an intelligent, responsible adult. Too bad
> that's not the NFB convention.
> Funny thing is, I bet Marion would object too, if it wasn't NFB
> leadership decreeing it.
> Tracy
>
> > Dear All,
> > In advance of the national convention, I want to remind everyone
> of
> > the NFB policy concerning guide dogs during convention. It is the
> > policy of the National Federation of the Blind, endorsed by the
> > national Association of Guide Dog Users, that guide dog shall not be
> > left unattended in guest rooms at any time. Violation of this policy
> > may result in the member's restriction from attending the next two
> (2)
> > conventions of the National Federation of the Blind. We appreciate
> > your cooperation and adherence to this policy.
> > As the person responsible for responding to concerns about guide
> dogs
> > during our conventions, I want to share that I have had the
> necessity
> > to respond to at least two complaints during each convention for the
> > past four years. In every case, I was told by the guide dog user
> that
> > their dog does not bark when left alone, in spite of the evidence to
> > the contrary. It is not my desire to prohibit our members from
> > attending convention; however, it is also not my desire to allow a
> > guide dog user to disrupt others at convention by another's
> > irresponsible behavior. I encourage guide dog users to comply with
> > this policy in an effort to maintain order and peace during
> > convention.
> >
> > Fraternally yours,
> > Marion Gwizdala, President
> > National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
> > National Federation of the Blind
> > 813-626-2789
> >
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