[nagdu] Taking your guide dog to parties?

[Dan Weiner]

Well thanks for all the interesting posts, guys, as usual it's fun reading.
In my younger days, (early to late twenties) I took my dog to parties all
the time and in retrospect some of the parties I took him too probably
weren't the best environment, crowoowded noisy, with drunken folks rebel
rousing and so on, or parties at bars and so on. But my dog did seem to take
it in stride. Now Debbie, you mentioned dancing, what did you do to feel
secure about leaving your pup while you were dancing, I was always leary of
leaving my dog alone under a table or chair while I went dancing, not that
so many people invited me but sometimes they did--lol. The dog could wander
or people could mess with him.So I decided eventually that places where I
want to dance might not be a good place to take my dog. Of course I violated
that rule sometimes as when I lived onnear campus or so on the places I
needed to get to for the dance required street crossings and so on.
So what is everyone's experience.


Dan the man, parker the Great
 

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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Taking your guide dog to parties?

Hi Raven, I have taken various dogs to parties.  It depends on several
things.  First of all, often parties are crowded and there isn't a place to
get my dog out of the way.  If people are drinking then there is some
concern on my part that she might get stepped on.  But if I am sitting at a
table and can be assured that my dog can be under the table even if I'm out
dancing then I might take the dog.  Lamar was great.  He would just lie
under the table while I was out dancing or up singing onstage.  He was
always happy to have me back, but Cleo the dog before him, would have
dragged the table to get to me.  So I really think it depends on the dog,
and also who I'm with.  If I'm with friends who might not be dancing, or if
I'm singing and friends are out 
in the audience, then I might leave my dog with them.     Debby 
and Nova

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