[nagdu] Dog in the work place?

[Elise Berkley]

Hi, this is Elise.  Would your co-worker still be afraid if you were on the 
other side of the room?  I am on dialysis and one of the techs is very 
afraid of dogs.  When it is my turn to be taken off, she goes to the other 
side of the clinic and everything is fine.  I am sorry for you and Jenny 
going through this.  I am interested to see what the others have to say.
Elise and Becky

-----Original Message----- 
From: Daryl Marie via nagdu
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 5:57 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Daryl Marie
Subject: [nagdu] Dog in the work place?

Hi, guys! For those of you I spoke to on twitter or FB about this, sorry for 
the repeat!
I have a bit of a sticky situation that I would like some advice on.
I've worked at the same office for a year and a half, and everyone has been 
super supportive of Jenny and I, even as we've struggled with Jenn's barking
issue this spring. But there is a coworker who is deathly afraid of dogs. 
She is so terrified that when I started working here, she asked that her 
cubicle
be moved from beside mine to the far side of the office. I must add here 
that I have never once felt disrespected by her, that I am not a valued part 
of
the team, or that Jenny herself is disrespected (she makes it a point to ask 
how Jenny and I are doing). Our company's CEO is coming for a site visit 
early
next week, and we are having a staff meeting for about an hour at most 
(something that happens 2-3 times a year). My boss asked that I leave Jenny 
at my desk during
the meeting, because even if Jenny is laying down across the room, this 
particular coworker is still terrified of her.
I have unintentionally left Jenny at my desk for moderate periods when I 
slipped in to someone's office and we got sidetracked chatting, so I don't 
worry
about her being alone (I figure I can give her a bone and keep her occupied 
while I am gone).
I don't want to act like this is the biggest deal in the world (which it 
isn't), but I don't want to treat this like it's nothing, either. I don't 
want
to be the difficult one who takes the dog into the meeting for no other 
reason than because I can, when in fact the meeting is only 50 feet away and 
she wouldn't
be guiding me there anyway.
Thoughts?

Thanks,
Daryl
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