[Travelandtourism] Service dog in Costa Rica?

Wed Dec 5 20:12:02 UTC 2012

Good point,
I would perhaps equate much of CR with the conditions you described in that
part of Puerto Rico. Dog conditions are highly variable from country to
country, and region to region though. I mostly stayed near a medium sized
town in the central valley of Costa Rica called Atenas (Spanish for Athens).
I remember hungry dogs would wander around people's legs as they sat outside
at open bars and restaurants. The sort of dogs that might mostly just beg or
ignore people, but might chase off or snap at another ground-level animal.
This town wasn't a resort environment for the most part so far as I could
tell; but there were nice restaurants,, musical acts, and nearby parks to
visit--including a clean warm mountain stream to swim in. I was in the area
for research. Monte Verde is a wonderful place to visit for nature lovers,
and there is some cultural interest in the area. The natural area and
surrounding settlements are a legacy of a Quaker community from the U.S.
established during World War 2.
Yes, while I love dogs, I don't use one for travel. While I respect the
desire to travel everywhere with your pooch, I do recommend keeping up your
cane skills in order to be prepped for those circumstances when a dog may
not be so auspicious.
     Sorry for my lack of board participation. I hope to be more involved in
the future. I've been incredibly busy with my own work, and to a lesser
extent with local NFB chapter activities.

-----Original Message-----
From: Travelandtourism [mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 11:20 AM
To: travelandtourism
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Service dog in Costa Rica?

Yes but it is also up to the person going, some of us only rely on our dogs
to get around, and if I started out by saying that I don't think you should
bring your dog there, someone would have jumped all over me.
I don't recommend anything that I have not been to yet.
Trevor has been to places, but he also if I remember correctly is not a
guide dog user, and thanked him for posting the information. That being said
anywhere you go and that includes the United States, you must be vigilant
about the safety of your dogs. I have my next door neighbor that has a
pitbull that I can say that he is bad news.
But again, until you have been there with you dog, then you don't know. It
all depends on where Mike wants to go, if he is going to areas like some
really poor parts of any location including in Puerto Rico where my
husband's family is, I wouldn't bring my guide dog there, because of the way
the dogs run around there, but I would bring him to the hotels, and other
areas of Puerto Rico, it all depends on where you are going.

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> From: REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com
> To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 18:47:18 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Service dog in Costa Rica?
> 
> I think this is the type of info the op was asking about. Just because you
can legally do something doesn't mean that one will enjoy the experience.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Travelandtourism [mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Trevor Attenberg
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 1:44 PM
> To: 'NFB Travel and Tourism Division List'
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Service dog in Costa Rica?
> 
> Hey there folks,
> Having been to Costa Rica, I can say that there are aggressive, and 
> sometimes feral dogs that might pose a problem to working pups. I 
> believe this is the case for many Latin American Countries; and I've 
> known folks that have decided on leaving their dogs behind for such 
> travel. People in towns and villages often keep dogs as guards or 
> alarms, and, unfortunately, such dogs often aren't socialized or 
> treated so well--even in a fairly wealthy country as Costa Rica. On 
> the other hand, I can't really speak to how such conditions would 
> apply to a well packaged trip with hotels, beaches, national parks, 
> and bus rides. CR has quite a well-developed and often classy tourism 
> industry. There are many places that are pretty much only there for 
> visitors. Maybe the monkeys would be afraid of the pups and keep their
hands off people's picnic baskets.
> Best,
> Trevor A
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Travelandtourism [mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 4:52 AM
> To: travelandtourism
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Service dog in Costa Rica?
> 
> 
> Hello Mike:
> I haven't taken my dog there, I am looking into what is needed to 
> bring your dog there and not just the question of how they reacted.
> If they are allowed in the country, then being a US Citizen it wont 
> make a difference, especially if you are using the major hotels and 
> not the small no name ones that might give you issues.
> Stay tuned I will find out for you.
> 
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> Echevarria Travel and proud member of the National Federation of the 
> Blind will be holding a year round fundraiser for the 
> http://www.NFBNY.org after Hurricane Sandy and other resources. Any 
> vacation package booked between November 6 2012-November 6, 2013 and 
> vacation must be traveled no later than
> 12/30/2014 a percentage of my earnings will go to the affiliate.  Also 
> is you book a Sandals for couples or Beaches for families and friends 
> resorts vacation, $100.00 per booking will go to the affiliate as 
> well.  You do not need to be a member of the NFB.org, just book through
us.
> Thank you.
> 
> > From: mrmikie273 at gmail.com
> > To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 07:39:21 -0500
> > Subject: [Travelandtourism] Service dog in Costa Rica?
> >
> > I am thinking about taking my guide dog to Coasta Rica on a  tour. 
> > Has anyone taken their dog to Coasta Rica. How did the restaurant & 
> > motels react.
> >
> >  Thanks
> >
> > Mike
> >
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