[Njagdu] Your turn: Please keep your dogs under control

Tue Jun 19 17:03:34 UTC 2012

Thank you Ginger for forwarding this well written and sensitively described
article. This presents very well how we are affected along with the affect
to our canine partners. I believe this is positively presented to the public
where they would compassionately understand.

Vinny

Vincent G Chaney Jr

732-251-8650

President, NFBNJ Diabetes Division

President, NFBNJ New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users

Vice President, NFBNJ Technology Division

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From: njagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:njagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
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Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 6:40 AM
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Subject: [Njagdu] Your turn: Please keep your dogs under control

Your turn: Please keep your dogs under control

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Wednesday marked the second time in six months that my guide dog was
attacked by a neighborhood dog who was not in the control of his owner and
who saw my mellow yellow lab as an easy target. While no physical injury
occurred during either of these attacks, I and my guide dog were both
rattled severely and reminded of how many assistance dogs have to be retired
following dog attacks. Most of these retirements are not due to physical
injury. Most happen because the working dog either becomes fearful of other
dogs or instead aggressive toward other dogs: "If he's going to get me, then
I'm going to get him first." Since it takes around $50,000 to train and
support a guide dog, the implications of such attacks are enormous. For me,
though, the dollar signs mean less than the emotional impact of a
partnership potentially ending because the dog's stability and confidence
are compromised.

I plead with the public to be cautious with the control of your dogs, no
matter if a working dog is in your vicinity or not. Dogs should be leashed,
fenced, or otherwise in your control. It should not be a coin toss about
whether a simple walk with our best buds will result in an encounter with a
loose dog or not, one whose behavior may be unpredictable and potentially
detrimental to another canine.

I will pick up the harness handle today and deliberately take a lengthy walk
with my guide dog, partly because I want to and partly because I must. If I
don't, the lingering ghosts of this latest attack might get a firmer hold in
either of our minds than already is the case. If dog owners all step up a
little more, perhaps such ghosts will not have a chance to materialize at
all in the future.

Kathy Nimmer

West Lafayette

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