[nagdu] Dog in the work place?

[Debby Phillips]

I have to admit that there was a time when I was terrified of 
strange dogs.  I was fine with my dog, and once I got to know 
friends' dogs I was okay, but if I walked down the street and a 
dog barked at me, or I went to someone's house and they barked at 
me, I'd be hiding.  I'm ashamed to say this, but once on a walk 
with friends, I jumped behind a pregnant woman because there was 
a dog that barked at us.  Not very nice.  I did get help though, 
because someone I really respected at Seeing Eye told me that if 
I didn't deal with it it would affect the dog I had at the time, 
and maybe future dogs.  There is therapy that can be done to 
alleviate this fear.  I don't even want to go back to figure out 
WHY I was so afraid of dogs, I'm just happy that it worked.  I 
share this just so you know Daryl, that she could do something 
about this if she wanted to.  If I were your boss, I'd be telling 
her that she needed to.  You shouldn't be the one made to feel 
like you should leave your dog, or whatever because she is 
fearful.  Anyway, I'll get off my soap box, but it's terrible to 
have such a fear that it gets in the way of living.    Debby and 
Nova