[nagdu] Dogs At Work

[Tracy Carcione]

I take the dog's harness off at work unless we're actually going
somewhere.  He might as well be comfortable while he's lying under my desk
for hours.
He loves his cave under my desk.  It's sometimes hard to get him to come
out.  If I'm only going to see my boss, about 15 feet away, I often leave
Ben in his cave and take my cane.
Tracy

> I always left my dog's harness on for the same reason as Steve.
> Everybody at my work knows I'm blind and I do know the layout of the
> place. That has never stopped people from leaving carts, trash cans,
> ladders, and various other stuff right where I'd run into it.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Steven Johnson
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:04 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs At Work
>
> Being a new guide, this is something you might also want to discuss with
> your trainers.  I just prefer to have my dog's harness on as a reminder
> that
> she is constantly at work and needs to be readyt o go in a split
> second...other's may have a 180 degree view.  Hope whatever you decide
> works
> for you...and the pup of course!
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mark J. Cadigan
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 6:29 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs At Work
>
> My job also requires me sitting at my desk for 8 hours at a stretch. The
> only reason I would knead to get up is if I want coffee or something.
>
>
>
> ----- 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: Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs At Work
>
>
>> Mark,
>> I have a job where I am for the most part, at a computer, but need to
>> get
>> up
>> regularly to get mailings to our secretary or consult with a Senior
>> Social
>> Work Supervisor about a situation.  I have done both, and there have
>> been
>> times, that my guide, just doesn't want to get up off of her nice comfy
>> bed.
>> However, my preference is that she is in harness and ready to go in a
>> split
>> second as many of the calls I take are crisis in nature and warrant
>> prompt
>> action.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Mark J. Cadigan
>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 4:42 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] Dogs At Work
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Just another quick question for all you more experienced guide dog
>> handlers.
>>
>> When you are at work, do you leave your dog in harness, or do you take
>> your
>> dog's harness off. I'm talking about when you are sitting at a desk and
>> not
>> moving around.
>>
>>
>>
>> I work two 8 hour shifts a week and I take my dog out of harness,
>> because
>> I
>> am sitting at a desk the entire time, and I think it is unnecessary for
>> your
>> dog to be in harness when he is just sitting quietly under your desk...
>>
>>
>>
>> Another part of this question. What is the legal answer? There is
>> obviously
>> a "no pets" policy at my work. Am I still covered by the ADA and other
>> such
>> laws if I remove the harness once at my desk?
>>
>>
>>
>> No one has complained, but with my luck it is only a matter of time.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
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