[nagdu] another what would you do question

[Tami Kinney]

Great! I'm glad that phase went well for you. It will be interesting to 
see what you learn from your own observations of the other team.

Good work! And thank you for sharing. It's something any of us could 
face at some time or another. Whether we're the ones who need to decide 
what to do about rumors of another dog's behavior or the ones someon 
calls to ask if our dog is likely to eat their dog...

Truly an awkward call. /shudder/

Tami

On 04/10/2012 02:15 PM, Julie J. wrote:
> 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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