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[Gabriel Moloney]

i have thought about this a bit more and would agree i would not leave my dog behind and again i myself would feel safer with my dog leaving the building.
some good suggestions here as well.
cheers
gabriel
> On 31 Jul 2017, at 21:25, Tami Jarvis via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Christopher,
> 
> No, I wouldn't want to leave my dog behind, either. And I would feel safer using the dog to make my getaway. Not that active shooter situations are likely for me, so I'm going off pure imagination there.
> 
> Could you use an easily detachable fastener for your tags and so forth? Can you work your dog in a flat collar, or does he require a chain or prong collar. Another option would be the airport leash, which has no metal to make noise. Would you have time in an event to take the regular collar off and slip the other leash over your dog's head?
> 
> Does your harness make noise, as well? The nylon sports harness doesn't have a lot of metal to jangle or leather to creak.
> 
> As for keeping the dog quiet... Is he prone to vocalizing under stress? Or is it a worry that his nails would click on the floor or something like that? Guide dogs are trained to be quiet on all occasions, but not all of them stick to that if they're surprised or anxious. If vocalization is a concern, you could perhaps do some special training to teach him to remain silent. I was thinking of booties for the nails, but you won't have time in an event to fuss with that. Unless you have the booties on at all times. Hm...
> 
> Anyway, those are my thoughts from the top of my head based on no experience. It would be interesting to hear what solutions you do come up with and how they work.
> 
> hth,
> 
> Tami
> 
> On 07/31/2017 10:49 AM, Christopher O'meally via NAGDU wrote:
>> Good afternoon everyone.  Recently, with everything going on in the
>> world,  we have been doing mor and mor active shooter training drills,
>> and my boss told me that I had to leave my dog at my desk while I went
>> and hid or tried to escape from the building.  He thinks that it poses
>> a risk to others hiding in place.  I told him that if it was such a
>> big deal that I would just go into another room and shelter alone with
>> my dog.  but now that I have sat down to  think about it, I have not
>> actually figured out what I should do.  I don't want to leave my dog
>> for dead, but how do I stop him from making noise or the things he is
>> wearing EG, tags, leash, things like that to not make sounds.  I don't
>> want to leave my dog for dead should someone come into my area of the
>> building and start shooting, and this is a very real threat to this
>> instillation.  Any advice would me amazing.
> 
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