[nagdu] Allergies

Sat Oct 13 03:32:21 UTC 2012

Hi Cindy and all,

I agree with Mark.  If people don't understand that our dogs are
working and should be treated so, then that's their problem.  I can't
change the feelings of others, even people who are my friends.  I know
that my true friends will hear me out and let me show them what my dog
can do.  I had a friend tell me that my dog couldn't come to her house
because of allergies and dis omfort with dogs.  I asked her if I could
prove that my dog could behave, stay out of the way, and all was well.

So, try not to worry about the people you can't change.  If they don't
want to hear you out and respect you like an adult, then your feelings
shouldn't be hurt.  I've been around some very nice people who suffer
from dog allergies.  I was able to work with them to come up with a
compromise because we were both willing to work together.

HTH

On 10/12/12, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 4:00 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> 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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