[NAGDU] Home alone

[Hannah Chadwick]

I want to add that you might not want to take your dog if you go 
bike riding or to an amusement park unless you know someone who 
can care for your dog when you're on rides.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 31 May 2016 14:05:31 -0500
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Home alone

There are times when you would simply not want to take your dog 
with you.  I
think it really doesn't matter what school the dog came from.  I 
can't say
what Leader says about this, but here are times when you might 
feel it would
be better for you and for the dog if you don't take it.

.  If you are going to a very loud concert or a program that 
includes
fireworks.
.
 A bar where there are lots of peanuts and shells on the floor.
.  If you felt some concern about your dog's interaction with 
other animals,
maybe to a zoo or some kind of circus.
.  A friend's house where the friend has allergies.
.  A party where there is a crowd and lots of food sitting 
around.  (I find
this uncomfortable sometimes.)

My ex-husband told me to figure out the places where I wouldn't 
want to take
a dog and then take the dog anyway.  I agree with this mostly, 
but I have
found, for instance, that I can't take the dog where there will 
be lots of
dogs that are new to him.  None of the places I mentioned above 
are off
limits, but sometimes it is easier not to take the dog there.
Hope this helps.
Cindy Lou Ray

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Jessica Dail via
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Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 1:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Home alone

hi,You're not supposed to leave your leaderdog alone, are you? I 
thought a
leaderdog is supposed to go anywhere the handler goes, unless 
there's a
problem.  Can someone clarifythis for me?

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 On May 31, 2016, at 2:17 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org
wrote:

 Yesterday was our town street fair.  I decided to leave Krokus 
home,
 since it was only a couple blocks away; it was hot, and my 
husband and
 I would be stopping a lot to investigate booths and fair 
happenings.
 I felt Krokus has matured enough to leave him free in the house,
 instead of confining him to the crate.  I just put away my 
shoes, in
 case my absence aroused his inner puppy.  And he was good, just 
as I
thought he'd be.
 Hooray! Even in January, I wasn't sure if he'd be able to be 
free and
 alone, but now he can.  The ridiculous one is actually growing 
up.
 Tracy



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