[nagdu] another what would you do question

[Julie J.]

Laurel,

I'll be honest and say that I'm uncomfortable with calling the school, 
even if I knew which one it is.  I think the gentleman should be taking 
responsibility for his dog.  Calling the school and complaining feels 
like allowing him to hide behind the program and get away with allowing 
unacceptable behavior.

I don't want an episode of any variety.  I'd like to go and have a nice 
time at this event without a fuss.  That is my sincere hope and what I'm 
trying to accomplish by asking for advice here.

If that isn't possible and something unpleasant happens, I think I would 
rather make my complaints to the event organizers, the hotel or the police.

Julie


On 4/5/2012 2:44 PM, Laurel wrote:
> I would suggest the same thing that these other people are suggesting.
> Maybe you could find out the name of the school and the person's name
> before hand somehow, so that if his or her dog is aggressive towards
> your dog, you can contact the handler's school and complain, I know
> most if not all schools would take this sort of complaint seriously.
> Laurel and Stockard
>
> On 4/5/12, Jenine Stanley<jeninems at wowway.com>  wrote:
>> Julie,
>>
>> I think my questions would include, to those trusted sources first:
>>
>> Describe why you feel this dog is aggressive, what kinds of situations have
>> you seen in which this dog exhibited aggressive behavior?
>>
>> Then I'd  contact the person and just flat out ask, letting him know that
>> you've heard reports that his dog has some issues with either aggression, or
>> at the very least, making noise around other dogs, which is sometimes
>> mistaken for aggression. I'd let him know that you are concerned about
>> riding in a closed vehicle with this dog and just want to know where things
>> stand, not to criticize him or the dog.
>>
>> I think that's the fair way to handle it but whatever way you choose,
>> talking to the handler is going to have to be one of those necessary evils.
>>
>> Jenine Stanley
>> jeninems at wowway.com
>> http://www.twitter.com/jeninems
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Julie J.
>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 12:28 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] another what would you do question
>>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> I have another what would you do in this situation question.  I'm going to
>> apologize in advance because my information is going to seem cryptic.
>>
>> I am attending an event with other blind people and some guide dogs.  I am
>> riding to this event in a van with one of the other guide dogs.  I am
>> planning on taking Monty.  I have heard from more than one trusted
>> source that the other guide dog is aggressive.   I do not know the other
>> guide dog handler at all.  I do not know what program the dog is from.
>> Not going to this event is not an option.  getting there another way is an
>> extremely remote option that I'm looking into.  Even if I do find other
>> transportation I will be in a small hotel for the weekend where this other
>> guide dog will also be.
>>
>> So what do I do?  I've thought about leaving Monty, but there won't be
>> anyone available to care for him.  I'd have to leave him at the dog sitter's
>> place.  It also feels like leaving Monty is allowing the other person to not
>> take responsibility for his dog.
>>
>> Is there some obvious solution that I'm overlooking? I know you guys are
>> awesome and will have great ideas.
>>
>> TIA
>> Julie
>>
>>
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