[nagdu] Really? Haunted House?

Sun Nov 1 19:17:06 UTC 2015

You know, I might take my dog to a haunted house.  I don't scare
easily, and at most (if not all) haunted houses, they aren't allowed
to grab you now.  I don't think he would freak out too much.  He is
used to weird noises, since I'm a music major.  I don't actually want
him sensitive to such things anyway.  I think that it would be a bad
idea if you were actually scared by such things and/or if the people
working the haunted house were grabbing at you.  Also, some dogs
probably wouldn't work well in such an environment, but for me, I
think my dog would enjoy it and do well.

On 11/1/15, Sherry Gomes via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I wouldn't take my dog to a haunted house, but that's something each
> individual would have to decide for themselves. In a way, I don't think I
> would want my dog to be rock steady and ignore people screaming, you know.
> There are things I want my dog to feel sensitive about. I've taken my dogs
> to some concerts, but there are others I would never consider taking them
> to. Haunted houses are just not something I think would be appropriate for
> my dogs. But I have to admit, I have no interest in going to a haunted house
> either. I never did, not even when I was a kid. I never really understood
> where the fun was in purposely letting yourself get petrified and scared in
> a haunted house. I didn't like scary movies either, not that I was afraid
> exactly, I just didn't understand the draw. I probably have a number of
> things I wouldn't do with my dog that others would do without thinking twice
> about it, and that's cool. It's only for each dog handler to decide for
> themselves and their dogs what is best.
>
> Sherry
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of larry d keeler
> via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2015 11:57 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: larry d keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Really? Haunted House?
>
> I agree! I didn't even read the thing! I figure that we go in there to be
> scared! And, that is good sometimes but dogs! They don't get it! I guess if
> you trained them but that would take a lot of time. My dog is pretty laid
> back but I can't even imagine her in one of those things!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jimmy via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 12:50 PM
> To: National Association of Guide Dog Users Gwizdala
> Cc: Jimmy
> Subject: [nagdu] Really? Haunted House?
>
> I thought my voice over was making up stuff when I read my Nagdu digest this
> morning. I have one thing to say…Come on man! Really? Do you think your dog
> knows what is really going on? Do you think your dog knows what is play,
> what is fake and what is  real? How will your dog respond when strangers
> scream , grab you, come at you with loud chain saws?Do you think your dog
> will enjoy all of the stimulation or will it stress and bring him/her
> anxiety?  Do you think your dog knows that if you scream or if others scream
> around you that it is not legit?  I know  taht we want to be able to bring
> our dogs anywhere we want to go. I understand that we want to experience
> things like anyone else. However,  with our rights and wants, come the need
> for discernment, wisdom, and reasonableness.Are we considering  what is best
> for our dog? I hope that if you decide to put your dog in such an
> enviornment that you please strongly consider the risks and affects that may
> occur to your dog. is it worth dramatizing your dog and compromising his
> future work so a few minutes of scares? Come on man.
> James Alan Boehm
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