[nagdu] Your turn: Please keep your dogs under control

Tue Jun 19 11:57:39 UTC 2012

Cindy,
    I get exactly what you are saying. The piece was passionate while not 
promulgating the stereotypes and misconceptions that some might have about 
guide dogs. I am contacting the author to ask permission to post her letter 
to the NAGDU website.

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 6:53 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Your turn: Please keep your dogs under control


>I really did like this editorial opinion. I think the messenger stated it 
>matter-of-factedly, and told all of the facts. It is an emotional 
>experience, yet the person was passionate, yet not over emotional about it. 
>Don't know if you all get my drift.
>
> Cindy Lou
>
> On Jun 19, 2012, at 5:37 AM, Ginger Kutsch wrote:
>
>> Your turn: Please keep your dogs under control
>>
>> 11:01 AM, Jun 18, 2012   |
>>
>> Filed Under Opinions
>>
>> http://www.jconline.com/article/20120617/OPINION02/306170035/Your-turn-Pleas
>> e-keep-your-dogs-under-control?odyssey=nav%7Chead&nclick_check=1
>>
>>
>>
>> Wednesday marked the second time in six months that my guide dog was
>> attacked by a neighborhood dog who was not in the control of his owner 
>> and
>> who saw my mellow yellow lab as an easy target. While no physical injury
>> occurred during either of these attacks, I and my guide dog were both
>> rattled severely and reminded of how many assistance dogs have to be 
>> retired
>> following dog attacks. Most of these retirements are not due to physical
>> injury. Most happen because the working dog either becomes fearful of 
>> other
>> dogs or instead aggressive toward other dogs: "If he's going to get me, 
>> then
>> I'm going to get him first." Since it takes around $50,000 to train and
>> support a guide dog, the implications of such attacks are enormous. For 
>> me,
>> though, the dollar signs mean less than the emotional impact of a
>> partnership potentially ending because the dog's stability and confidence
>> are compromised.
>>
>>
>>
>> I plead with the public to be cautious with the control of your dogs, no
>> matter if a working dog is in your vicinity or not. Dogs should be 
>> leashed,
>> fenced, or otherwise in your control. It should not be a coin toss about
>> whether a simple walk with our best buds will result in an encounter with 
>> a
>> loose dog or not, one whose behavior may be unpredictable and potentially
>> detrimental to another canine.
>>
>>
>>
>> I will pick up the harness handle today and deliberately take a lengthy 
>> walk
>> with my guide dog, partly because I want to and partly because I must. If 
>> I
>> don't, the lingering ghosts of this latest attack might get a firmer hold 
>> in
>> either of our minds than already is the case. If dog owners all step up a
>> little more, perhaps such ghosts will not have a chance to materialize at
>> all in the future.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kathy Nimmer
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