[nobe-l] Therapy Dogs

[sarah at sarahblakelarose.com]

It is not appropriate to request that a therapy dog be kept in a specific room, especially if your own dog is well trained. Depdneing on the situation, therapy dogs may be brought into various rooms for the purpose of meeting the needs of the clients with whom the counselor is working--if the counselor moves from one room to another the dog must be free to move just as your guide is free to move with you. Likewise, if the dog is in fact kept in one room but needs to be relieved you may encounter it in the course of relieving your own dog. In an educational or hospital setting, dogs that are functioning as therapy dogs are required to have good behavior, but they may also be of a variety of breeds and temperaments. It is appropriate to ask questions about how the handler will maintain control of the therapy dog during your encounters.


Sarah Blake LaRose
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From: NOBE-L [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michelle Creedy via NOBE-L
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 7:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Therapy Dogs

Also, it seems to me that if the therapy dog is certified, it would have to also be well-trained? I have issues when people take their pets into public places and say they are therapy dogs. 

I would maybe check into certification for therapy dogs and ask about the dog should you encounter one. 

Michelle 


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> On Jun 4, 2017, at 12:26 AM, Melissa R Green via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I would have some time for the dogs to meet.  But I would not do it or bring it up in an interview.  Remember that people see the dogs as playing, when they would be hurt.  I had this incident with my apartment complex.  The dogs down stairs went after my guide, and they thought that they were playing.  It caused my dog to be on the defensive offensive.  I have learned that I need to stay calm and not get too excited and overreact.  I would also suggest talking with your school about this. Good luck and I hope that you will keep us posted.  Oh and what a really good question.
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> Best,
> Melissa R. Green And Pj
> -----Original Message----- From: Tara Abella via NOBE-L
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> Subject: [nobe-l] Therapy Dogs
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> Hello all,
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> I've been to several interviews now where principals have told me that they have a therapy dog either with the counselor or the special education teacher. I am a little concerned because I have a guide dog and comments have been made about how the dog would probably be very excited around my dog. I reassure them that my dog is well-trained and behaves well around other dogs, but I worry about the therapy dog's reaction to my guide. Almost every school I have interviewed with has mentioned a therapy dog and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this. If I were hired, should I set up a time where the dogs can meet? Should I request the dog be kept in a specific room or area of the school where I will not be traveling with a group of students? Any advice on how to better answer this question during an interview and how to make sure distractions are not an issue on day one would be greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks,
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> Tara Abella
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