[nagdu] How to Take Your Pet Everywhere

[Marion Gwizdala]

Debbie,

	Well, as president of NAGDU, I feel I am qualified to answer this
questions. If I am presiding over a meeting and there is someone with a dog
that is misbehaving, I have not only the right but the responsibility to ask
that person to remove the dog. In the message to the list, you said you did
not want to be the enforcer. Well, as the person presiding over a meeting,
you are the enforcer - the person responsible for maintaining order during
the meeting. I would even say that, if I am in a place of public
accommodation and there is a dog that is out of control, I feel I have the
right to either ask that person to get their dog under control and/or advise
the staff of that place that they have the right to ask that person to
leave. 

	I believe disabled individuals are more focused upon asserting their
rights than taking responsibility. With every right there is a concomitant
responsibility. When businesses begin to know and assert their rights, those
with out of control dogs - service animals or not - will begin to accept the
responsibility of respecting the rights of the general public. JMHO!

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala

 


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of debby phillips
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Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 11:14 PM
To: Vivianna; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] How to Take Your Pet Everywhere

I think that this is a very awkward issue.  In a former life (no, not
reincarnation), but before NFB days, I was president of a guide dog user
group.  There was a woman who had a service dog, not a guide.  Her dog was
very ill-behaved, barking at people, growling, and being a regular nuisance.
A woman came to a meeting where the other woman was with her service dog.
The little dog misbehaved, and the other woman was quite incensed, asking me
why I didn't kick her out.  I told her that it was not my place to do so.
We had to go through a whole email discussion about this, and I never did
convince her that I was correct.  She said that NFB would have kicked her
out.  I told her that the hotel had the authority to ask that the dog be
removed, but I did not.  It left a very sour taste in my mouth.  I did not,
and do not want to be the Enforcer.  If I have to be then I certainly will
do it, but it's not my place to do that just because I may 
be president.  But what say you?    Peace,    Debby and Neena

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