[nagdu] How would you respond?

[Larry D. Keeler]

Oh, thats bad!  Guides are deffinetely not supposed to do that!  I think 
both schools should be contacted and the case should be taken to court.  I 
get the feeling that someone really relaxed there control of there dog!  The 
attacker should be subject to the fullness of the law!  And maybe even black 
listed with all of the schools!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] How would you respond?


> Julie,
> Both dogs were guides.  What I do not know if they were both in harness, 
> but
> both students were attending the blind skills training program and had 
> their
> guides there as well.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J.
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 9:37 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] How would you respond?
>
> I'd find out who the owner of the dog was.  If there are state laws
> addressing this issue, I'd have a visit with the police and file the
> appropriate paperwork.
>
> I have no idea what I'd do about my own dog though.  Probably take it very
> easy for a while.  then very gently introduce calm, gentle dogs to see how
> it went.
>
> Or was the other dog also a guide?  I wasn't exactly sure from your
> description of things.  I don't know that that would substantially change 
> my
> approach, except that I might also let the program know that I was filing 
> a
> report with the police.
>
> Julie
> On 4/23/2012 5:51 PM, Steven Johnson wrote:
>> Another what would you do question, or maybe, how would you respond
>> scenarios for you all to ponder.  Many times, we hear of guides and
>> other service dogs being attacked by other stray or uncontrolled dogs,
>> rendering the attacked dog unable to continue in their line of work.
>> Today, I learned from a colleague at work, that her son's good friend,
>> who is blind and attending a formal blind training program, had his
>> dog viciously attacked by another dog.  The injuries were severe, the
>> attacked was unprovoked and the trainers had to break up the fight,
>> but the guide that was attacked, is now showing very serious signs of 
>> fear
> and anxiety.
>>
>> What would you do if you were the handler?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> 2.
>>
>>
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