[nagdu] Guide dogs and haunted houses

[Danielle Sykora]

I haven't been to a haunted house with my dog, but he's had a lot of
experience with strange and/or loud noises and has had his fair share
of unusual situations so I don't think it would be a problem. I think
this is a situation that really depends on the personality of the dog.
Thai is a very curious, go-with-the-flow kind of dog. He's more likely
to want to look at or sniff something unusual rather than be scared of
it and recovers quickly when startled. He tends to become a bit
excited by running people or people on his level, but nothing too
extreme. I would definitely work him through a haunted house, because
his reactions are usually more moderate when he knows he's supposed to
be professional. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but I really think
this is a situation in which you must know your own dog's
capabilities.

Danielle and Thai

On 10/30/15, Scott Berry via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
>> via nagdu
>> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 5:12 PM
>> To: nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com>
>> 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?
>> --
>> Raven
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