[NAGDU] An interesting question

[S L Johnson]

Cindy:

I do not know what NFB thinks of this but, my personal opinion is definitely 
yes.  Anyone who allows their dog to attack a guide dog should definitely 
face criminal charges.  I have lived through this horrible experience with 
three of my guide dogs.  Heidi and Cinnamon had to retire because they 
developed fearful nervous barking when they saw another dog.  After repeated 
attacks I had to move with Tara in order to keep her safe.  The repeated 
attacks caused her to suffer a severe lack of confidence.  Once I moved her 
out of that apartment building it took many months for her to gain back her 
confidence and she was never really comfortable around other dogs. 
Having your guide dog attacked is a very traumatic experience for both the 
dog and the blind person.  I was never afraid of barking dogs until the 
first time my guide dog was attacked.  Since then I have only become more 
afraid with the fear reinforced with the other two attacks.  It was heart 
breaking to watch my confident guides become too afraid to work and shake in 
fear whenever we had to pass another dog.  Allie may want to check with the 
guide dog schools.  I am sure they could give her statistics of the impact 
of dog attacks on their graduates.  I have known of many guide dogs having 
to be retired after being attacked.  I think there should be a federal law 
for this but, starting at the state level is better than nothing.  Good luck 
to Allie with her project.

Sandra and Golden Retriever Eva

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cindy Ray via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 2:16 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: Cindy Ray
Subject: [NAGDU] An interesting question

A young high school girl, Allie Tubbsz,  has written this request for
information. She has come to be extremely interested in the blind, having
researched the NFB and it's movement from 1940 to now, and specifically Dr.
tenBroek. She wrote a drama and performed it, winning several awards for it,
and she performed it at our state convention last fall. Here is her
question:



For my advanced English class we have to write our opinion on a bill that is
going through the Iowa Legislature. The bill I chose was whether dog owners
whose dogs attack guide dogs should be charged with a criminal offense. I
was wondering what your and the NFB's position is on this matter?

Thank you so much!

Cindy Lou Ray

cindyray at gmail.com <mailto:cindyray at gmail.com>



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