[nagdu] another what would you do question

Larry D. Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Tue Apr 10 21:31:20 UTC 2012


 Great!  I hope it will be just one big misunderstanding and everything will 
go well!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] another what would you do question


>I called this morning.  He was confused.  After we got past that part we 
>had a nice conversation.  I did not bring up the things I'd heard.  I 
>approached it from a place of cooperation and mutual harmony.  I said that 
>I was also bringing my guide dog and if there was anything I could do to 
>make everything go well, I was happy to do that. We worked out that  one of 
>us would sit in the front seat in the van and the other person would sit in 
>the back.  He didn't have any comments for the hotel portion.
>
> Further along in the conversation I did ask if his dog got along well with 
> others.  He did say that his dog does bark sometimes, but not that often 
> and that he's working on it. There was no mention of anything like what 
> I've heard from other people.
>
> So I'm not sure if it's a case of
> 1. people like to gossip
> 2. people don't like guide dogs and see any minor infraction as a huge 
> ordeal
> 3. people are not dog people and are misinterpreting things
> 4. guide dog handler guy is oblivious, in denial, lying or some other 
> similar such thing
> or 5. I'm completely nutters and over reacting
>
> So the end of the story for right now is that I have done everything I am 
> willing to do.  I am taking Monty.  I don't know whether or not I am 
> riding there with this gentleman, but that isn't to do with his dog, 
> rather it's about my lack of thorough planning.  I'll try to give the 
> other dog as much space as I possibly can until it becomes clear to me 
> what  is going on.
>
> Thanks for all the thoughtful posts on the topic.  I have never in my life 
> called another guide dog user about this sort of thing.  It was rather 
> awkward for me, but I'm still glad I did.  I did get a similar call from 
> another service dog user once.  At the time I thought it was very strange, 
> but looking back I'm glad she did call instead of worrying and wondering.
>
> Thanks again!
> Julie
>
>
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