[nagdu] Sensing a Pattern- Needs Addressing

[rhonda cruz]

 hello i feel i do my best about comtraling my own dog,
 and i take good care about her, and i as a team,
 i think we should worry about our own dog,
 no one elves,
 but those are my thoughts,

On Jul 29, 2013, at 4:12 AM, Howard J. Levine wrote:

> I agree we must kkeep our guide dogs under control at all times, but if dogs
> bites or fights with oter dogs then I think something happen with the dog
> and schools needs to be on top this.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jimmy
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 6:09 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Sensing a Pattern- Needs Addressing
> 
> Greetings my friends,
> 	 I  appreciate everyone's comments and input on this list. I have
> learned vast amounts of information since I have joined, and this is due to
> your experiences and concerns expressed . A trend  of comments I have taken
> notice  of is the lack of control dog owners have  on  their own service
> animals. It appears many have had bad experiences either at this convention
> or prior ones. In Orlando this year, my first convention, I unfortunately
> experienced a same scare. A friend of mine was staying a few rooms down from
> me. So me and another friend of mine went for a visit. I had My dog with me.
> We were in the hallway, not even up to the door yet, for we were lagging
> behind. My friend opened the door and all of a sudden I hear two dogs
> barking and viciously growling  coming at Shep and I; they proceeded to jump
> him. One was a slightly larger shepherd that has had a history of aggression
> issues. the other was a pitt . Both were service animals. Shep was obviously
> shaken a little, but he showed no sign and worked wonderfully the rest of
> the day. Of course, I had his back, I dropped Shep's harness and grabbed one
> dogand pulled him off and then the other. As I had each dog in each hand and
> was about   to teach them a little obediaence training of myone but finally
> after about 20 seconds of chaos one of my friends and dog owner of the
> uncontrolled  was finally able to call them in, him being limited himself in
> a wheelchair. Point is this: If you have a service dog, you are responsible
> for that dog- what it does, what it doesn't do. If your dog attacks another,
> you are allowing your dogto potentially affect the future work of
> another.Control your dog. If someone comes to your room or room,  put your
> dog up or tie it down.  If you can't control- Don't open the door! SHow a
> little common sense and courtesy for others;  that way it cannot leave the
> room and be aggressive towards either a person or as in my case, there
> happening to be a guide dog in the hallway.  Having a service animal is a
> important  responsibility that we should take seriously, be respectful of
> others and their dogs,maturely  and responsibly have control of your dog at
> all times. If you cannot do this at all times, you should seriously consider
> ceasing from using a dog as a means of mobility. You obviously cannot handle
> it and it's not for you. It only takes one careless and scatter-brained
> moment to cause injury to yourself, another dog, or another person. Service
> animals are to be an asset, not an added hinderance reluctance to travel. I
> am sure there are many on here  as well as at our schools in which we
> received our dogs, that can give us good guidelines in avoiding such
> occurances.
> 
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