[Nyagdu] a reminder

Mon Nov 2 15:36:33 UTC 2009

I have left my dogs in the room, when I felt it was best.  I have never
had a problem with it.  I know my dogs well enough to know they won't get
into trouble, and I hang up the Do Not Disturb sign so hotel staff won't
walk in.
For instance, I have left the dog in the room during state hospitality,
sometimes, because I want to wander around to various tables and talk to
people, and the dog seems to find that a bit confusing.  The dog wants to
walk around the tables, and I want to go up to each one, perhaps.
At national, I have left my dog in the room once in a while near the end
of the week, just because the dog was getting tired of dodging the canes
and really needed a break.  It never caused a problem.  But of course, at
national daddy knows best, and how dare I imagine that I know what my own
dog needs and can handle?!!  This policy really annoys me.
Tracy

> Well besides a guide dog users I am also a mother, I would never leave my
> children unattended in the room alone, and I will not leave my dog alone
> in the room, they have feelings as well. staff at hotels may night be
> feeling the same.
>
> As a responsbile adult I think myself if you are bringing the dog with you
> to work at a convention then use the dog, I particularly bring maxx to
> convention but this year I will bring him to dallas again.
>
> I agree Tracy you are an adult and no better but there are other that
> don't belong to NYAGDU or NAGDU that don't go by policy and in some hotels
> that have animal acceptance policies where you have a guide dog or not can
> not be left in room unattended, this is put out by the hotel industry, as
> well.
>
> Being with the state since 2006 and had my dog since 2007 and taken Maxx
> everywhere I go when I bring him with me, and leave him home when I feel
> that I might not want to use him all the time, he is not a cane where I
> can just leave it in the room and it will sit against the wall.
>
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Treasurer,
> Greater Long Island Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Tracy Carcione<mailto:carcione at access.net>
>   To: New York Association of Guide Dog Users<mailto:nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
>   Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 10:04 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] a reminder
>
>
>   I think the national policy is highly obnoxious, and I'd feel the same
> if
>   it became a state policy.  I am a responsible adult.  I know how to
> handle
>   my dog.  Others may advise me, but, in the end, it's my dog and my
>   decisions.  And I'm perfectly willing to grant that my comrades in
> NYAGDU
>   are also responsible adults, who don't need me to tell them what to do.
>
>   If it were a school or an agency assuming we are too ignorant to handle
>   our own dogs, we'd tell them where to get off.  But since it's the NFB,
>   it's supposed to be just fine.  Well, I don't buy it.
>
>   So far as I know, we have never had any serious dog problems at state
>   conventions.  I've been around about 25 years now, and was president of
>   NYAGDU for a few years, so I think I would have heard.  So why institute
> a
>   policy that treats people like idiots, when there's not even a problem
> to
>   be solved?
>   I say no.
>   Tracy
>
>   > The NFB national has a policy of not leaving dogs in rooms alone.  I'd
>   > like
>   > to have a similar or same policy for NFB NY.  what do you all think?
>   >
>   > Margo and Arrow
>   > ----- Original Message -----
>   > From: "cheryl echevarria"
> <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
>   > To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nyagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nyagdu at nfbnet.org>>
>   > Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:12 AM
>   > Subject: [Nyagdu] a reminder
>   >
>   >
>   >> This is just a reminder at convention I know there were a few people
>   >> that
>   >> left there guide dogs in there hotel rooms.
>   >>
>   >> I am not going to point fingers at anyone, and most of the people do
> not
>   >> belong to NYAGDU. But I am not going to open a can of worms.
>   >>
>   >> We need to enforce this rule, we cannot afford to have misbehaved
> dogs
>   >> in
>   >> the room, and myself as a parent I wouldn't leave my child alone in
> the
>   >> room why leave a dog, if you don't want to take your dog allow over
> the
>   >> place then leave the dog at home.
>   >>
>   >> Dogs can have accidents or scare the cleaning people or maybe hotel
>   >> staff
>   >> that need to go into your room and fix something.
>   >>
>   >> Margo, since you are our president, when you have affiliate
> presidential
>   >> meetings with carl and the other affiliate/chapter presidents, can we
>   >> please remind them of this to tell there members in there chapters.
> Such
>   >> as Maria Garcia POBC or Student President, you know what I mean.
>   >>
>   >> Thank you for letting me post this information.
>   >>
>   >>
>   >> Cheryl Echevarria
>   >> Treasurer,
>   >> Greater Long Island Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind
>   >>
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