[NAGDU] FW: [GDUC Friends] CNIB Senior Staff disgusting treatment of a Guide Dog

[Lyn Gwizdak]

I looked at that photo. The guy straddling the lady's dog could have stood
behind the lady - he is tall enough. As far as the dog possibly getting
hurt, that harness handle would hurt something near and dear to the man.
The handle was right at the guy's crotch...just sayin'.

Lyn and Aristotle

On Sat, Jun 22, 2019, 12:40 PM Madison Martin via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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> Subject: [GDUC Friends] CNIB Senior Staff disgusting treatment of a Guide
> Dog
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>                                 Hello All Guide Dog Users
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>                                 In their zeal to get a photo opt with
> Minister Qualtrough on June  20th at her ACA celebration shindig, senior
> CNIB staff put a Guide Dog in danger. I have posted a photo below from
> CNIB’s facebook page showing four people posing L-R: Ron Kruzeniski, CNIB
> Board Chair, Minister Carla Qualtrough, and senior CNIB staff Diane
> Bergeron and Thomas Simpson.
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>                                 The photo shows staff member, Thomas
> Simpson, in the bottom right corner, straddling Diane Bergeron's Guide Dog.
> He has one leg on either side of the dogs back and Diane is holding her
> guides harness and leash at her side.
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>                                 Thomas could have easily stepped on one of
> the dogs paws and If he had slipped he would have fallen on top of the dogs
> back, seriously injuring it. The proper way to handle this situation would
> have been for the handler, Diane Bergeron to have brought her guide forward
> in front of her, allowing space for the staff member to stand next to her
> without climbing over her dog. This is basic handling skills101 and a major
> part of the situational awareness skills we in the community must have.
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>                                 Again, I am asking the question, why is
> CNIB training dogs when there are already three excellent well run training
> facilities in Canada and many more in the United States that have served
> the blind community in Canada very well at no cost for over 70 years?
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>                                 A fact CNIB keeps out of their press
> releases and fundraising schemes making it sound like the CNIB is the only
> school in Canada. I guess pictures of puppies may open up more wallets and
> that works better to stop donations to the already existing schools in
> Canada.
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>                                 I hope the CNIB dog trainers do an
> inservice with the staff and teach them good protocols and safety when
> using and being around Guide Dogs at the very least.
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>                                 Next time the folks from CNIB, when you
> are needing a photo opt with the Minister at least ensure the Guide Dog is
> safe first!
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>                                 Alex
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