[nagdu] Dog attacked --involve the local media Re: PA Evans'Bill toHelpProtectService AnimalsReceives House Endorsement

[Passle Helminski]

Hi Lisa,

I work closely with the media and police because I am on committees 
with them. Thanks for your support and great ideas.

Passle


>Passel, I agree with what Traci said. Give it a shot. You'll get 
>the, Wow Factor. The Wow Factor is a response we get when we do 
>things the general public doesn't expect from us. Yeah, Passel, that 
>includes sharing your cell phone images. I'd still suggest you also 
>try working with the police. This is good for a number of reasons. 
>It would be ideal to be able to approach the media and let them know 
>how helpful the police has tried to be, or the reverse.
>
>Lisa & Bernie
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 6:15 AM
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] PA Evans'Bill toHelpProtectService 
>AnimalsReceives House Endorsement
>
>>Passle, that's terrible!  How is your dog doing?
>>Could you maybe get some media attention, to maybe educate people in your
>>town?
>>Gosh, if my dog had been attacked that much, I think I'd be carrying
>>around a baseball bat or something.  If I wasn't afraid to bring my dog
>>out at all.
>>Good luck ith your bill.
>>Tracy
>>
>>>My dog, my new dog guide, was attacked this past Friday, on my way to
>>>a vet appointment. I had my cell phone on the strap of my shoulder
>>>bag. My dog did not fight back.  The attacking dog was on a leash. I
>>>got tangle in the leash. The owner got the dog off of my dog and the
>>>leash untangled but would not speak to me.  I used my cell to try to
>>>take some photos.  My vet checked to see if I got any photos and
>>>called the police. This is the second time we were attack.  My
>>>retired dog guide was attacked 6 times.
>>>
>>>Hopefully we will get a law passed in PA.
>>>
>>>Passle in PA
>>>
>>>>Photographing the attack is all well and good, but how is that going
>>>>to help you in the here and now? What about in addition to the nifty
>>>>camera you carry some doggy pepper spray or something like that.
>>>>Then, when the attacking dog decides it would rather rub his green
>>>>tinged pepper spray covered face in the dirt than attack you can
>>>>take that picture. And also, a green tinged pepper spray covered
>>>>yelping in pain dog will be very easy for the cops to identify at
>>>>the nearest vet's office.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney"
>>>><tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
>>>>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
>>>>Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:54 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] PA Evans'Bill toHelpProtectService
>>>>AnimalsReceives House Endorsement
>>>>
>>>>>Lisa,
>>>>>
>>>>>I like to do scenario planning, too, so that if it all hits the fan, I
>>>>>won't
>>>>>be caught flat footed and just stand around gaping stupidly.  Then
>>>>>again, I
>>>>>can still manage to do that, with or without advance planning.  /smile/
>>>>>
>>>>>I do like the idea of having a handheld camera -- preferably in a cell
>>>>>phone
>>>>>-- on hand as an evidence gathering tool.  I figure if I can hear, I can
>>>>>point the camera.  Whether I could pull that off in the thick of things,
>>>>>I
>>>>>don't know.  My first priority is to protect my dog and then myself,
>>>>>while
>>>>>diffusing things before they get too ugly...  I hope not to find out if
>>>>>I
>>>>>could pull off whipping out the camera so that I could have some
>>>>>recourse
>>>>>after the dust settles.
>>>>>
>>>>>Tami Smith-Kinney
>>>>>
>>>>>-
>>>
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