[nagdu] Dog in class

[Daryl Marie]

Hi, Bridget,

This is definitely a tricky situation... and not being able to see some of the eye contact that dogs give each other might make it harder.

How are they being disruptive?

How new is your guide dog?

Is it possible to have your dog on your right side instead of your left, thus creating a bit more distance?  Or, as Dan suggested, is the other handler willing to let the dogs say hello for a few minutes?  Sometimes this can help remove the mystery of the other dog...

Daryl
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Weiner via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: 'Bridget Walker' <bridgetawalker13 at aol.com>, 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users' <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:30:27 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog in class

Why not just let the dogs play a little or sniff and get it out of their
system?

Just a thought.

Dan

 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridget Walker
via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 3:15 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Dog in class

Hi everyone
The topic says it all.
I am at war with a student who has a dog in one of my classes. 
I have preferential seating because I have light sensitivity. I can not sit
near the window because it triggers migraines which I can sum up as death. 
I contacted the other student with the other dog in class who sits on a
diagonal across from me one desk back asking if she would be willing to
move. She could move one row and that would be great. 
Having two dogs next to each other is distracting to both the dogs, both of
us, and the whole class. I don't think it's right to have them testing each
other all the time either. She says I should just expect the dogs to be good
they are trained. They are also dogs we are taunting them day in and day out
forcing them to sit next to each other.
What do you all think. She refuses to move and I can not. I would change my
desk in a second if I could find one in the center of the room somewhere.
 I tried to reason with her and we almost got in to an argument but, I
refuse to fight. I need to do what is right for my dog.
Bridget 

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