[nagdu] Chinese Restaurants - DogMob

[Michael Hingson]

Absolutely.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dailyah
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 06:35 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Chinese Restaurants - DogMob

Micheal,

I call this a DogMob - FlashMob for dogs!  lol

Dailyah
P.S. Remember that if they're kicking guides out, they're kicking out other
assistance dogs.  No point in limiting the dinner party, right?  ;)



>Deanna,
>
>Marion and others have already answered this, but I would add that if 
>the restaurant refuses you, gather a bunch of guide dog users together 
>and all visit the restaurant.
>
>
>Best,
>
>
>Michael Hingson
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deanna Lewis
>Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 06:33 AM
>To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>(nagdu at nfbnet.org)
>Subject: [nagdu] Chinese Restaurants.
>
>Good Morning all,
>I have had some bad experiences in Chinese Restaurants since having a 
>guide dog. Most of the time, the restaurant is very good about the dog. 
>But, every once in a while you get people who just do not understand 
>what a guide dog does.
>So, there is this one restaurant that is a Chinese Buffet that is close 
>to where I live. I went to it a few years ago with Pascal and my 
>friend. As soon as we walked in, the lady said, "No dogs." I simply 
>explained that he was a guide dog. She seemed to understand, but then 
>she said that he could come in, but had to stay at the table and that I 
>could not take him to the buffet. At the time, I did not know if this 
>was legal or not. Also, it was a new restaurant and I did not feel 
>comfortable sending my friend to the buffet to serve me. So, we just left,
and I have not been back there yet.
>Since then, I have taken my dog to many American food buffets, and they 
>do not have a problem with my taking him to the actual buffet. I also 
>took him to a different Chinese Buffet and had no problems.
>So, my main issue is this, I want to try to go back to this Chinese 
>buffet and see what happens. After all, it has been over 3 years and I 
>hope that since then they have had many more guide dog teams come in. 
>What should I do if they say the same thing? Have you all ever 
>experienced similar discrimination? What would you do in this situation?
>Thank you for any advice.
>Deanna and Pascal
>
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