[nagdu] Musicians with Guide Dogs

[Debby Phillips]

Rachel, I'm by no means professional, but I have sung in choirs, 
on worship teams, for folks in a lounge-like setting with all the 
rehearsals that those things imply.  I have also done solos.  And 
I have taken my dogs to it all, plus taken them to concerts that 
I wanted to go to.  They have all adjusted well.  The only 
problem there ever was, was with my first dog toward the end of 
her working life.  She howled during a class when one of my 
professors was doing Gregorian chant for us so we could see what 
it sounded like.  Lol.  She also howled when a bishop was 
presiding and singing part of the Mass, and when I was in a choir 
and someone was a little off pitch.  Lol.  My dogs would lie 
quietly nearby and never made a move.  So honestly, I wouldn't 
let that be a reason not to get a dog.  You should get a dog 
because you think it will be the best mobility tool for you, 
because you like dogs, and because you want to do the work that 
you'll need to do to be a team.  Good luck!    Debby and Neena