[nagdu] Taking your guide dog to parties?

[Tracy Carcione]

It depends on the party.  I took my college dog to dances all the time. 
Now, my husband and I go to dinner dances, and I don't take the dog,
because I don't want him unsupervised around food.
My neighbors throw a big Christmas party, potluck, and I don't take the
dog, because it's extremely crowded, and, again, there is a lot of food
low down, and I don't want to be worrying about him being stepped on or
snatching food.
But a less crowded party would be fine.  Or if the party was sufficiently
complex to get to that I preferred to have him to help me get there and
back.
Tracy

> With all the people saying they wouldn't take their guide through a
> haunted house, I wonder how many people take their dogs to parties
> with them? When I was in college, I totally took my dog to dances and
> parties, and I've done the same since I've graduated. If I ever felt
> my dog would be a nuisance, unmanageable, or in danger at a party, I
> would leave him at home. But he's an extremely chill dog in most
> situations. At a party or dance, he definitely does more hanging out
> or dancing than guiding, but I'd just rather have my dog there than a
> cane.
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