[nagdu] Allergies

Fri Oct 12 19:10:01 UTC 2012

It seems to me that, if this woman is hostile about a lot of things,
leaving your dog home will not make her any less of a problem.  She may
even say that she succeeded with that one, so what can she move on to
next?
I don't know; I'm not there.  It sounds very unpleasant.
Me, I'm not leaving my dog home to satisfy someone else.  He's too helpful
to me.  But you may feel differently.
Tracy

> I think Rebecca hit the nail on the head. For those of you who can't
> conceive of not using a dog, it is different. I have loved my dogs, and I
> enjoy using them. I will probably miss like the dickens using a dog, but I
> also really do have to wonder if in the end it is worth it. I am not
> saying it might not be an issue for most of you, but for me, that is a
> real issue. Is it really worth it. I considered not taking him to our next
> meeting in February because of this one woman, though I think she is
> rather hostile about many a thing. Each of these situations has its
> quirks. I know my rights; I know when I have them and when I don't. Rights
> really don't touch this. There are always feelings involved in situations
> like this. I really had rarely experienced this much until last January or
> February; since then, I have found this to be a problem more and more
> frequently. Even a dear friend of mine on a thread on the internet says
> that it would be a problem for her because of the dog
>  if we got together. I am not concerned about it because I doubt we ever
> will. The re actions have been vastly different among the people
> involved, which is of interest, too. I guess I mostly wonder how you
> would all deal with it; how would you feel after you had been subjected
> to a lot of these kinds of experiences?
>
> Cindy Lou
>
> On Oct 12, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>
>> 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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