[nagdu] Guide dogs and haunted houses

[Scott Berry]

Hi Cindy and all,

I agree with you Cindy.  In fact, our instructor at Pilot told us not to take our dog around very loud noises so if I go to concerts or haunted houses I’d leave my dog at home.


> On Oct 30, 2015, at 4:29 PM, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Well, I have never done it, and I probably never would. I have come to be
> very cautious about things such as this since the time I took that dog to a
> concert where they fired off a Powitzer at the end of 1812 Overture. I
> thought she was a calm, laid back dog, but I had misjudged who she was at a
> time like that. I would have more fun going without my dog, but I will be
> interested to hear what you think afterwards. Maybe I'm just over cautious.
> Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
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> Subject: [nagdu] Guide dogs and haunted houses
> 
> Has anyone taken their guide dog to a haunted house or through a haunted
> playspace before? What was your experience?
> 
> Tonight, I am taking the Golden Guy through a haunted house, and I think it
> will be his first time. I will take his harness off and carry it with me, as
> I expect him to get excited by a lot of the sudden noises, movements, and
> antics.
> 
> When I was in college, the school did an annual haunted hallways, where they
> turned a 3-story dorm into a haunted house with a theme such as insane
> asylum, abandoned factory, etc. When I went through that, I also walked with
> the Golden Guy out of harness. He was very excited by the shrill screaming,
> people slamming and banging on doors, people lying or crawling on the floor,
> etc. I did not let him interact with the people, even though he definitely
> wanted to investigate the people lying on the floor, and jump up on the
> woman running down the hall screaming. It was very funny, and an opportunity
> for him to enjoy the event.
> 
> What are others' experiences?
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