[nagdu] More about Bringing Our animals to the Zoo

[The Pawpower Pack]

Tara,
This is a personal choice, like anything else.  Some dogs may be unable to handle it, just like some dogs can't handle concerts or other challenging areas.  
I have taken my dogs to zoos and they have been fine, but some dogs may be stressed by it.  
However, a person should have the option to decide for themselves and their situation, and not just have that decision removed out of hand due to baseless fears and lack of training and awareness.  
If I decide not to bring my dog to a zoo, it's because I believe it would not be in her best interest, not because someone told me I can't bring her.  
There are areas of zoos where caution should be used and where dogs should not go, like petting zoo areas and the berd areas.  
I'm glad NAGDU is training zoos how to make zoos a safe experience for everyone. 


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> On May 7, 2015, at 8:26 AM, Tara Briggs via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi all, several years ago, before I got my own guy dog, I went to the zoo with some blind friends. One of my friends used to guide done. When we were looking at the Tigers, The tiger wanted to eat my friends dog. It was jumping at the dog and acting very interested. There was no way the tiger and the dog could meet. However, the dog  was rather stressed. This incident has made me think that it might not be a good idea to bring my dog to the zoo. I would be interested in any thoughts!
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>> On May 6, 2015, at 5:22 PM, Applebutter Hill via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Marion,
>> I just visited the Harness Up blog, and I'm not finding any Share buttons. I
>> use a WP posted site as well, and it's a bit tricky to enable Sharing, as it
>> requires "Drag and Drop." In this instance, my opinion is that the feature
>> is well worth getting sighted help to enable. I could have shared it to
>> 6,000 people on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google+ in a couple of
>> minutes, if the Share feature had been enabled. Just a thought.
>> Blessings,
>> Donna & Hunter
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marion Gwizdala
>> via nagdu
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 5:13 PM
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>> 'Florida Association of Guide Dog Users'; New Jersey Association of Guide
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>> Cc: Marion Gwizdala
>> Subject: [nagdu] More about Bringing Our animals to the Zoo
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>> Dear All,
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>>               Many of you know that the National Association of Guide dog
>> Users, a strong & proud division of the National Federation of the blind,
>> along with the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), has applied for a
>> grant to help educate zoo staff to the presence of service animals in their
>> facilities. This project is moving forward and I would like to invite
>> everyone to visit our harness Up! Blog to read more about our efforts. While
>> you are there, you may want to sign up to our RSS feeds to update you when
>> new posts are published. To read our blog, please visit
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>> Harnessup.wordpress.com
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>> Fraternally yours,
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>> 
>> Marion Gwizdala, President
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>> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.
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>> National Federation of the Blind
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>> (888) 624-3841 (Hotline)
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