[nagdu] offleash dogs

Sun May 10 21:48:37 UTC 2015

I have had dog guides for 25 years and only had one attack.  I was
walking along a busy street and a dog came flying across the street
and started attacking my dog.  I was trying to hit the dog with my
backpack.  A man came up very quickly and I was about to start yelling
at him about managing his dog but it wasn't his dog.  He was just
helping me.  He kept hold on the dog until I could get inside where I
worked.  It was really scary to me. I have had several dogs off leash
come up to my dogs, but that was the only time a dog has ever been
threatening.

On 5/10/15, Applebutter Hill via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> When I livved in Glenside, PA ('85-'97, there was an article in the paper
> about a blind woman who had endured a dozen attacks on her guide dogs
> within
> less than two years. I had had half a dozen within 14 years, and I thought
> that was bad, till hearing of her situation. I think we hear more about it
> nowadays with social media.
> Donna & Hunter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Kipp via
> nagdu
> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 5:50 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Kaye Kipp
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] offleash dogs
>
> It seems to me like there are more dog attacks.  I don't know though.
> Maybe
> it's just that we hear about them more.
>
> Kaye
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer via
> nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 3:06 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Star Gazer
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] offleash dogs
>
> 				I'd also be interested to know if dog
> attacks are on the rise.
> I've been reading the Henry Huggins series to my daughter and there appear
> to be no leash laws back when that series was written. Dog fights seemed to
> be common but we both view them as fights v. attacks.
> Any older folks want to weigh in? Those of you who had guide dogs back in
> the 1970's have anything to say?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie via
> nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2015 12:59 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Daryl Marie
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] offleash dogs
>
> The funny thing is, that if a culture is accepting of dogs in public, most
> dogs are intensely well-behaved (I am thinking of Europe or other cities in
> North America that are most accepting of dogs in public).  If you have the
> privilege of taking your dog into public places, you are much more likely
> to
> be under control and well-behaved.  I am 100% for leash laws, but I wonder
> if the incidence of dog attacks on service dogs are lower in more "doggie"
> areas because the owners are vigilant about keeping their dogs under
> control?
>
> Daryl
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Applebutter Hill via nagdu
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of
> Guide Dog Users' <nagdu at nfbnet.org> Cc: Applebutter Hill
> <applebutterhill at gmail.com> Sent: Thu, 07 May 2015 10:37:55 -0600 (MDT)
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] offleash dogs  Danielle, You're right; you only have
> full control of your own dog,, and off-leash dogs are a problem in several
> ways. It is also illegal to have one's dog off leash and not under voice
> control. Furthermore, more and more states have laws making it a crime when
> a dog attacks a service dog. I've had a lot of problems with this over the
> 43 years I've used guide dogs. The stupidest reaction from an owner whose
> off-leash dog actually attacked my guide dog was, "Well, it's not my fault.
> I wasn't even home at the time." A couple thoughts ... First, if you are
> having problems with a particular dog and you know who owns the dog, call
> the police/dog warden and let them know what's going on and that it is
> interfering with your ability to go about your life and endangering you and
> your dog. I would also proactively right letters to the editors of your
> local papers about the issue and even make a story suggestion for them to
> do
> an article about how this illegal, irresponsible behavior is endangering
> people who use service dogs. Good luck. I'm sorry we live in this kind of
> world, but it's just one more thing we need to deal with. Donna & Hunter
> -----Original Message----- From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Danielle Sykora via nagdu Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 10:19 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users Cc:
> Danielle Sykora Subject: [nagdu] offleash dogs Hi all, I posted not too
> long
> ago about my dog's reactivity toward other dogs. Although he is definitely
> improving, the problem has not entirely gone away. In the past few months,
> I
> have encountered many offleash dogs who were not under control, something I
> experienced only extremely rarely in previous years. Obviously, this is
> dangerous for not only my dog who has grown suspicious of offleash dogs,
> but
> the loose dogs themselves can be seriously injured. The owners of these
> dogs
> have reactions ranging from being oblivious that there dog is gone,
> watching
> their dog growl and show its teeth inches from my dogs face, to coming over
> and getting their animal. I'm really not completely sure how to prevent
> this
> from happening. Obviously, I only have complete control of my own dog, but
> I
> would like to find a way to make these dog owners more responsible. I'm
> interested to see what others have done in similar situations. Danielle and
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