[Ohio-talk] Any AdviceAppreciated

Fri Sep 4 00:53:17 UTC 2009

Hi Amy,
I am a parent of a blind child and my opinon of this is this lady needs to be educated in a polite way about blind people and thier dogs in general I have encountered some guide dogs that have scared me but maybe only once (two dogs wanting to fight) but they were quickly brought under control.  You have a right to have your dog with you this is not a pet it is part of your survival and indpendence and she needs to look at it that way we all have to live in this world and get along wiht each other.  My mother is allergic to dogs and terrified of them as well and she would have avoided being put by your desk at all cost so I really question if she really has this fear as she claims.  Another thing I find it hard to belive that if she is so terrified how did she pick up enough courage to sprinkle flea powder on the dog.............. I really find it hard to believe that she was worried abut fleas in general because if she was she should have said
 something to you before trying to take matters in to her own hands, she could have harmed your dog in this process thank God she didnt............
Karen Noles

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From: richard <rchpay7 at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 7:47:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Any AdviceAppreciated

Well I would speak to hr about my concerns. I would also try and educate the staff and employees when I could about guide dogs and the care of them. I think you are a member of the Toledo chapter? I would think if you could prove this happen it would be necessary for hr to address the issue. Even if the worse case was true where your dog had flees it is not the correct way to address the issue buy taking things in there hands. Richard
----- Original Message ----- From: "Melannen amara" <mindhealer at bex.net>
To: "'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:06 PM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Any AdviceAppreciated

> Hi All on this list!
> I have not posted much but I read all of your posts... I am having a bit
> of trouble at work and wondered if any of you had any suggestions.  It
> came to my attention through a friend at work, who actually works in a
> totally different dept than myself and in a totally different area of
> the office building as well, that someone had decided that my guide dog
> needed to have flee powder sprinkled on her.  One coworker apparently
> brought it in then gave it to another coworker who sat across from Hazel
> and myself, and she apparently sprinkled this flee powder on Hazel when
> I was paying attention to my work and not to what was going on just mere
> feet... maybe inches from me!! I understand from individuals who work
> with me that this woman who put the powder on Hazel, was quite upset
> that she was moved over by hazel and me. I got two different stories.
> One was that this woman was allergic to dogs, and the other, from the
> woman's own mouth, that she had a fear of dogs so that's why she was
> uncomfortable with this arrangement. My question is if she is afraid of
> dogs, why or how could she get near the dog in order to put flee powder
> on her??  If she's allergic, I would think the same question holds true.
> She told me the bit about having a fear of dogs when I found out that
> this incident occurred. I'm just thinking that something should be done
> about this but I'm not sure if there's anything that can be done. I was
> wondering if any of you had any advice for me in this matter.
> Thanks for reading this letter.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Amy Rye and Hazel.
> Ps. There were no adverse reactions to this flee powder, but what if
> there had been? What will it be next time?? These are a few of my
> concerns.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of richard
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:08 AM
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> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Columbus chapter
> 
> I think the cheers from home and all the momentum from the national
> convention paid off. Saturday Dr. Smith Eric Carol  Stephanie Shelby and
> Betty Wilson  and  myself  revitalized the Columbus chapter. We ordered
> pizza.  We just gave a brief overview  why we were there and what we
> are trying to do.  and many of the people there were at the first
> meeting in July. There were several that will be new members and I will
> say that Eric done a great job with his speech to demonstrate his
> abilities and knowledge of the chapter. He is still the president. Beth
> Debus is vice Shelby Johnson is secateurs Stephny  Claytor is treasure
> and a very new comer is the at large board member
>  1.. Angela Clark
> ,
> This appears to me a group that can and will grow. I am still excited
> and think Springfield and Lake county will be in the wood work. We will
> have a number of new members at the state convention so lets get our
> smiles and nfb attitudes ready to share.
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