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

Tue Mar 15 04:07:16 UTC 2011

O. M. G.! This is maddening, jerk owners and out of control dogs.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Passle Helminski" <passle at roadrunner.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog attacked --involve the local media Re: PA 
Evans'Bill toHelpProtectService AnimalsReceives House Endorsement


> 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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