[nagdu] Dogs at work

Tue Dec 3 04:32:56 UTC 2013

Would it be just your coworkers going around the crate or would it be the
public? Either way, I would be sure to explain all of the rules to your
coworkers, and, if people other than your coworkers are going to be near the
dog, you might consider asking your coworkers  to keep an eye out for people
trying to interact with your dog.
To add to what others have said, yes, your dog needs to be near you.
Especially in the beginning, it would probably help if the dog was close
enough to hear you or something. Some dogs get separation anxiety, but this
usually goes away over time. Also, if you explain the situation to the
school, they can try to give you a dog that does not have this; however, it
is something that can develop. As far as how long between going to see your
dog, I would say no more than three hours, preferably only two or less. Are
you always busy at work, or are there some slower times where you could take
a minute to see your dog without disrupting the work flow?
Finally, on a slightly different note, is there somewhere at your work where
you can get water for your dog and take him/her out to relieve? If there is
not one already, you may want to request an outdoor garbage can near the
place that you would take your dog. Oh...and one with a lid.
If you don't want to take a full sized water bowl to work for your dog,
collapsible bowls come in all shapes, sizes, and materials. And, if you
don't even want that, then a good old disposable plastic bag works just fine
as a one time water bowl.

Nicole and Lexia

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
barbandzoe at comcast.net
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 7:21 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs at work

WOW.  Thanks for the feed back.  I asked my boss what Lifetime Fitness said
about employees with service animals.  We both agree that the dog can not be
in the laundry room where I work,  I want the dog to be in a space just
outside the laundry room door.  Yes People would have to go around the crate
when it is up, but I don't think it is a big deal.  I have seen covers for
crates that look quite nice.  So far my boss as been OK with it all.    When
he said we could put the dog on a different floor, I thought, that didn't
sound right to me, and I wanted to know how you guys felt, if that was
something that happened often or not at all. I work at a small fitness club,
but we have a lot of stuff in it.  I want to make sure that where the dog
ends up, that it is safe.  I don't want to have the dog on another floor. 
Like someone said a few e mails back, if the dog is far away, you can't get
to him in an emergency. I know that if the dog is sitting where people can
see him, it will be a distraction, but after a short while the newness of
having the dog around will ware off.  

thanks so much, now if I need to talk to my boos about things, I at least
have some things to say to him about how other people deal if their guide
dogs. Barb 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Craig Heaps" <craig.heaps at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2013 11:54:21 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs at work 

I would ask the schools for advice.  They deal with countless situations,
likely more than anyone in this forum deals with. 

My employer is very acoomodatiing.  I am able to have Chase sleep on a bed
next to my desk.  It was part of the accomodation I requested -- that my
desk be in a low traffic area where he could have a bed.  They also gave me
a locker next to my own where I can store his bed when I leave work. 

You might have to frame his proximity to you as an issue of accomodation
under the ADA,.  But I am not an expert in the law or in accomodation for
guide dogs. 

Craig and Chase 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannon Dyer" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs at work 

> First of all, what kind of work do you do? If you do something 
> involving food, I think there are regulations that state how close the 
> dog can be to the actual food. I'm not sure about that.
> 
> My dogs have always been near me when I've worked. The only exception 
> was when I did home visits. I didn't think it was appropriate to bring 
> her into people's homes. Normally though, my dogs have hung out quite 
> comfortably under my desk.
> 
> Shannon and the Acelet
> On Dec 1, 2013, at 9:50 PM, barbandzoe at comcast.net wrote: 
> 
>> 
>> I am almost ready to send my application in to a couple of guide Dog 
>> schools, when my boss said,  we would have to crate the dog on a 
>> different floor then the one i work on.  I don't know about you, but 
>> I am not happy about that, and don't like it.   I don't want the dog 
>> somewhere that I can't keep an eye on things.  I don't know who can 
>> go up where the dog is and bother him.  If I can't have my dog where 
>> I know what is going on around him, then I don't think I will apply for
one.
>> Am I wrong in this thinking, or do many people who have dogs have 
>> them crated far away from where you work.  I know that guide dogs are 
>> a loud everywhere, but what are rules for where they are kept while at
work.
>> 
>> I just don't know what to do. 
>> 
>> Barb
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