[nagdu] Allergies

[Tracy Carcione]

Maybe, if Cindy didn't have a dog, these people would be nicer.  Or maybe
they'd find some other way to dis her.  It's hard to say.
Tracy

> I get what Cindy is saying. She's encountered a wave of people who may or
> may not have allergies and feels like "If I didn't have this dog, these
> people would probably be nice to me".
> It can make you question why you got something that is supposed to enhance
> your life ona tangible scale not a warm and fuzzy motherhood and apple pie
> scale.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 1:33 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Allergies
>
> I know all of the things you have stated here, Vanessa. The point is that
> when you start to run into a whole bunch of people, it becomes a feelings
> issue, not a legal issue and not a how to deal with it issue. Well, I
> don't mean a how to deal with it issue to the extent that after a while
> creativity becomes an issue. The woman on my committee was mostly dealt
> with by our office manager in Louisville.
>
> CL
>
> On Oct 12, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Vanessa Lowery wrote:
>
>> Well, let's see, when it comes to someone's privately owned car, we are
>> basically stuck if the person says that our dogs are not welcome in the
>> vehicle because others who may occupy the car at some point have
>> allergies.
>>
>> However, in settings like church, a committee, or any other gathering,
>> the solution is to maintain distance between the dog handler and the
>> person with the allergy.  If you are part of a committee that meets in
>> person, have the handler and the person wiht the allergy sit as far from
>> each other as is possible.  In church, the building would probaly be
>> large enough for the same thing to be done.
>>
>> But the other issue which I think could be fairly asked of the person
>> who has the reported allergy to the dog is if that person is taking
>> medication regularly (usually a weekly or bi-weekly shot), and can the
>> person safely step up the dose when he/she and you are going to be
>> sharing space.
>>
>> I ahve a friend wht dog allergies whom I have not visited in awhile, but
>> when I did go to visit her, we planned my visit around her allergy shot
>> schedule.  I would arrive at her home a few days after she had received
>> her shot, thus giving her better coverage during my visit.  I stepped up
>> the amount of grooming during our visit, the carpet in her home was
>> vacuumed at least once during my visit, and after I left, she ould have
>> the carpet shampooed.  As a result, she did not have problems.  And in
>> fact, her allergy to dogs has been so well controlled that she now has a
>> pet dog.  Granted, it is a short-haired dog.  And she selected a breed
>> that does not generally shed heavily, so she can be around dogs as long
>> as precautions are taken.
>>
>>
>>
>> Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
>> Adult and Community Services Division
>> Adult Services Screening Unit
>> 410-853-3550
>> VLowery at dhr.state.md.us
>>
>>
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