[nagdu] People in Costumes and Other Things was Re: amusement parks?

[d m gina]

My Gina hated firemen.
It didn't matter if they took all the stuff off, she didn't like them at all.
the guys were kind to her, but in uniform she would bark at them silly.
As though she were scolding them for wearing such a thing.
Original message:
> One time I had a guide dog and we encountered a person dressed up as the
> lead charactor in Planet of the Apes - she barked at him!  Then wanted to
> sniff him to see what exactly was he.

> As far as the Disney charactors, I think they scare the hell out of little
> toddlers than they do our dogs.  After all, they may look strange but they
> still smell like a human to the dogs.

> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 11:17 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] People in Costumes and Other Things was Re: amusement
> parks?


>> Haha, that's funny about your dog being interested in the people dressed
>> up. I wonder if it had to do with the fact that some of them looked like
>> people or if it was just that the people looked different.
>>    The first time that I took Lexia to our mall after I came home, she was
>> not sure what to make of the giant stuffed animals outside the toy store.

>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 11:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] amusement parks?


>>> Not a stupid question.
>>> I will assume you are not going alone?  When I've gone to an amusement
>>> park, I've gone with a group of both sighted and blind folks.  Not
>>> everyone wanted to go on the same rides so we'd hold dogs for the people
>>> going on a ride. Then a sighted guide would go with the person on that
>>> ride.

>>> My days of amusement parks were mainly when I was a kid and I could see
>>> quite good then so I rode the rides just like any other kid.

>>> At Disneyland, I ride the "tame" stuff and many of those rides you can
>>> take a dog on.  Things like the Merry-go-round, the It's A Small World.
>>> I even drove a car in the Autobahn ride!  It's like a highway and the car
>>> goes on a track so you can't crash it.  I did NOT take a dog on the
>>> Bumper Cars ride!

>>> I would not do any rides where there's water, loud noise, bumping, or
>>> roller coaster-type things.  And most important, you really need to know
>>> your dog. Some dogs love the rides and some hate the amusement park
>>> atmosphere, period.  Some places have a kennel to put your dog in but you
>>> have to pay - they're mainly made for pet dogs of people who are
>>> vacationing and can't just leave the dog home.  Also, I recommend booties
>>> for the dog in those parks.  It's hot as hell on the black-top pavement
>>> and there's very little shade for the dog.

>>> Hope this helps - BTW, what amusemnet parks do you go to and what kinds
>>> of rides do you like?  Here in San Diego, we have our Couonty Fair with
>>> some rides but I don't usually go on them because I'd rather buy other
>>> things than buy high priced ride tickets.  Last time I was in Disneyland
>>> was in 1993 when wwe went with our blind center.  The dog I had then
>>> enjoyed the rides and meeting Pluto - you know those employees who walk
>>> around the park in huge costumes of Disney charactors.

>>> Lyn and Landon
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chantel Cuddemi" <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 6:13 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] amusement parks?


>>>> Hi all,



>>>> Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but how do you go to an
>>>> amusement
>>>> park with your guide dog?

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