[nagdu] Handling our dogs and bowling alleys

Wed May 7 03:16:12 UTC 2014

Hi Ashley,

I used to take Brie to bowling alleys, and she did well.  The noise
never bothered her, and she wasn't distracted by the people or the
bowling balls.  The only thing that we had to work on was her down
stay while she was there.  What I did was put her in a down stay at my
chair while I bowled.  She stayed, except when people walked by her.
She was afraid they were going to run into her and jumped up.
Honestly, I didn't mind this so much because she didn't wander, but it
was still kind of annoying.

I would recommend that you try taking him to see how he does.  I don't
know how he does with you staying while you are a few feet away doing
something else, but if this doesn't bother him, then you should be ok
as long as the noise doesn't get to him either.  You can also tie his
leash to something or ask someone to hold onto it if you are worried
about that.  My mother and I used to bowl together, so I knew she
would keep an eye on Brie for me while I was bowling.  I hope you have
fun...  I miss bowling with my mother, and I miss Brieby coming, even
though the whole thing just bored her.  :)

On 5/6/14, Larry D. Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net> wrote:
> If holly could do that, i'd sit on the bench and watch hert bowl!
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>> LOL, I think that he would have a rather hard time getting his mouth
>> around
>> it, and, if he did, picking it up. One time, Lexia picked up a dumbbell
>> and
>> proceeded to run around with it as though it was just an ordinary toy.
>>
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>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Craig Heaps
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 5:50 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Handling our dogs and bowling alleys
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>> I've never taken Chase to a bowling alley.  But he's not much bothered by
>> noise, so I suppose I'd just ask someone else to hold his leash or I'd
>> tether him when it was my turn.
>>
>> And I would tell him not to retrieve the ball.
>>
>> Craig and Chase (who likes to live up to his name when it comes to balls)
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>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I had the same problem.  Izzy is not a big fan  of them.
>>>
>>> Matthew
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chantel
>>> Cuddemi
>>> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 10:28 PM
>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Handling our dogs and bowling alleys
>>>
>>> Ashley,
>>>
>>> I tried to take Motley to a bowling alley and it didn't work out..
>>>
>>> He whined because of all the noise.
>>>
>>> Keep in mind that some dogs handle bowling alleys better than others.
>>>
>>> Hhope that helps, Chantel and Motley.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley and
>>> Landon
>>> Coleman
>>> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 10:20 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Handling our dogs and bowling alleys
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> It has been many years since I've been to a bowling allwy, and even
>>> longer
>>> since I have actually bowled. The last time I bowled, was before I
>>> started
>>> working with Landon. My questions are, what do you do with your dog
>>> while
>>> you bowl? What advice would you give me to keep in mind during this
>>> outing?
>>> Is it a good idea to take a dog to a bowling alley?
>>>
>>> Thank you all for your help.
>>> Ashley and Landon
>>>
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Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
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