[nagdu] another what would you do question

Mon Apr 9 14:30:52 UTC 2012

Biting people?!  This dog has bitten people, and no one's filed charges,
or called Animal Control?  And what is this guy thinking, working a dog
that bites people?  That just seems crazy.  Are you sure it's that bad?
Tracy

> I don't know what the dog does, only what others have told me.  But
> biting people does scare me, quite a lot.
>
> Julie
>
>
> On 4/9/2012 8:54 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:
>> I have to ask, what does this dog do and why does it scare you?
>> Kujo levels of aggression??
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Julie J.
>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 5:47 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] another what would you do question
>>
>> Jenine,
>>
>> thank you.  This is sorta what I was coming to, once I got over the
>> initial panic. I'll have to ask around to get contact info for the
>> gentleman.  We have never met.
>>
>> I did ask the people I talked to about what exactly the dog does.  I got
>> very specific answers that honestly scare me.
>>
>> Then this afternoon I realized that my transportation master plan is an
>> epic fail for entirely other reasons.  So I may very well have to find
>> other transportation to this event, not because of the dog but because I
>> can't be in two places at once.  Honestly I need to be more diligent
>> about putting things in the calendar. *sigh*
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback.  It truly does help.
>> Julie
>>
>>
>> 11:47 AM, Jenine Stanley 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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