[nagdu] some advice

[Natalie]

That still is a bunch of shish kebab and pizza.  I'd still be willing to 
speculate there's something else going on.  Shoot me if you must.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chantel Cuddemi" <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] some advice


>I actually changed her diaper once with some verbal prompting since I 
>hadn't
> done it before. The truth is, after Sean and Archie came to visit me just 
> a
> few weeks ago, they told me afterwords that because of how Archie barked 
> and
> scared Lola and because of the shedding, they don't want me living here 
> with
> a guide dog.
> Sean, I'm sorry for bringing this up on list but I had to tell the others
> what was happening.
> Chantel.
>
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> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:34 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] some advice
>
> Because babies move around and so do dogs and you can't always predict 
> what
> they will do.
> The baby is her responsibility yes, but it sounds like she's letting you
> live there. And let's say your dog pees on the floor. While she should 
> tell
> you to get it cleaned up, let's say your in the shower. She's going to 
> clean
> up the mess so baby won't get in it. It's just what we moms do.
> Actually, the model of "Your responsibility and my responsibility" is the
> problem. Everybody lives in the house, everybody takes care of each other.
> Maybe that's the problem? I'd hope that if the baby needed to be held or 
> fed
> or a diaper change, you'd do that if mama was in the middle of something.
> If not, well, the dog is not really the issue here.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 3:42 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] some advice
>
> Well, the baby is her responsibility, and how would the baby get hurt.
> Anyway, I think that's a good decision on your part.
> On Sep 12, 2011, at 1:05 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
>
>> Lisa,
>> There is a baby in the house who is three months old.
>> She's going to start crawling soon and my friend doesn't want her to get
>> hurt. Plus, they don't want to deal with the shedding.
>> I've tried to explain that the dog would be my responsibility and that 
>> I'd
>> make sure nothing happened to the baby but I am not going to bother 
>> trying
>> anymore. She knows where I stand I know where she stnds so I'll move.
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Lisa belville
>> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 10:07 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] some advice
>>
>> Hi, chantel.
>>
>> This sounds like a no win situation for you and the future dog.  It 
>> sounds
>> like they're not open to learning about dogs, let alone coming to a
>> compromise, so yes, as everyone else has said, it's time to find another
>> place to live and try to move on.  If this person is a good friend,
> forcing
>> the issue might strain the situation further.
>>
>> How old are the "kids" who also voted to not have the dog in their house?
>> Are these adult children with children of their own who will be at the
> house
>>
>> with you and your dog or are they minor children?  I guess this is just a
>> difference in parenting, but I wouldn't have been given the option to 
>> have
>> someone who was already living with us voted out of the house because I
>> didn't like something.  It sounds like your friend is a bit apprehensive,
>> and her children are just adding to the fears by putting pressure on her
>> about the thought of a nasty vicious dog in her house.  And yes, that 
>> last
>> sentence was sarcasm.
>>
>> Most of the schools are happy to educate friends and family about a dog,
> but
>>
>> even in the best of circumstances, coming home with a new dog is 
>> stressful
>> enough without having to worry about how others in the house will react 
>> to
>> the dog.  And then there's the whole aspect of a new dog learning the
> rules
>> with a new handler, and this can sometimes give people on the outside the
>> wrong ideas about how guide dogs should behave.
>>
>> I hope you can find a living situation that's more receptive to life with
> a
>> dog.
>>
>> Lisa
>>
>>
>>
>> It seems I have 3 personalities. One that has a plan, one that completely
>> screws up the plan, and one that says "what the hell happened to the
> plan?"
>> Lisa Belville
>> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chantel Cuddemi" <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 4:34 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] some advice
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I need some advice. I am not sure what to do here. I am trying to
> convince
>>> my friend that I am staying with her grandchild won't get hurt by my
>>> future
>>> guide dog, but she and her kids have voted against me having one her at
>>> this
>>> house.
>>>
>>> Should I consider moving to another area then get a dog? Please help.
>>>
>>> Chantel.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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