[NAGDU] Just out of curiosity

Sat Jul 21 23:49:21 UTC 2018

Hi Sonja, I agree on your points. I also love to go on hikes. When we are in
the city, I usually use my cane and walk him on a loose leash. When we go to
dog parks or are out in the country he can be off leash chasing squirrels or
socializing with local casual dogs. I also take him to 2 boarding
facilities: in one he does a bit of agility, and the other is for him to go
swimming because lakes are 4 hours far from where we live and we rarely go
there. I recently joined a group of people that have mostly labs as pets and
we often go to outdoor areas to socialize both humans and dogs.

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De: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] En nombre de Sonja O via NAGDU
Enviado el: sábado, 21 de julio de 2018 04:16 p. m.
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Asunto: Re: [NAGDU] Just out of curiosity

That's a tricky question. I personally wouldn't take my guy to a fenced dog
run. People don't quite pay attention and play often times turns into
challenging situations.
Many people text or don't watch their dogs while they let them do whatever
they want.

I do take Chief to beaches or on hikes where he can be off leash and we meet
and greet some dogs here and there.
We also meet up with friends and their dogs for regular socializing and play
time.
I prefer the more casual setting where we randomly meet people and their
dogs rather than going to a confined area with too many dogs.

We live in the sf Bay Area, so we luckily have lots of outdoor alternatives.
Hope that helped.
Best sonja and Chief

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The only time I would let any dog I have play at a dog park is if I happened
to be with one of my aunts and uncles out in Oregon.  She trains dogs as
well has a lot of other experience from her past employment to judge things.
She won't even let her pet dogs play in a dog park if after careful
observation she determines it would not be safe.
Jordan

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GDB recommends that we don't take our dogs to a dog park. I haven't done it,
though I know people who do. The problem is that once my dog is off leash
and interacting with other dogs, I've lost control. Even if my dog had
perfect recall--some have and some haven't--is that I cannot control what
other dogs do. It's not that I do everything exactly the way GDB says to do
things. I allow my dogs on my bed and other furniture for instance, but not
letting her loose in a dog park with dogs I don't know seems like a
reasonable safety issue to me. I do have good friends with two pet dogs and
when we visit, Petunia goes out in their yard and plays with the dogs a bit.
And when my best friend visits with his dog, the two play. The difference is
that the adults in my friends' home and in mine are responsible and we all
control our dogs. That's not always the case with other people, and since I
don't know in the cases of dog parks, I'd rather be safe than sorry. Also,
Petunia has a bad dog distraction issue already, so letting her play with
random dogs isn't a good idea.

Sherry

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Subject: [NAGDU] Just out of curiosity

Hi all.

So I asked on a guide dog users list from my country if someone wanted to do
walks once a week to exercise their dog and no one answered. 3 months later
I asked if someone would like to take their dog to a local dog park so that
my dog and theirs could socialize, and again no answer.

My question is this: do you folks who have program dogs have any restriction
as far as taking your dog to dog parks, outdoor areas or socialize your dog
with other non-assistance dogs is concerned? I ask this because maybe I'm
asking something that's not allowed without me knowing it.

Thanks a lot!

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