[nagdu] Allergies

Fri Oct 12 20:03:12 UTC 2012

Isn't "making the best of it" the wrong attitude.
I "make the best of being stuck in traffic. I "make the best" of a trip that gets rained on.
No one should have to "make the best" of using a dog.

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Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 4:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Allergies

Hello,
Even when I didn't have a dog for a year, the same persons treated me
the same way no difference.
So for me I choose to travel with a dog, and will make the best of it.
Sense I spend most of the time at home.
Original message:
> 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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