[nagdu] Impressions Please?

[Joy Relton]

Marion,

You are correct about the law. You can be fined up to $400 for not picking
up after your animals in areas off of your property. I wonder how others
feel about the whole entitlement attitude versus a right. I sometimes get
the impression that there are those who feel, because they are blind they
are entitled to special exemptions to all sorts of rules. Having said that,
though I must remind myself, that we don't all come from the same place in
terms of independence. Many blind people are told for years two things.
First, that they are amazing and secondly that they can't do such and such. 

Thanks for the suggestions folks. I will make the "rules" more clear next
time and remind those individuals that if they come, they have accepted the
rules of the house. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Marion & Martin
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:42 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Impressions Please?


Joy,
    Not only do I agree with you, I would have no qualms making picking up 
after your dog a contingency for attending any future events. The person may

not do so, but doing so is our social responsibility and, in many 
communities, the law!

Fraternally yours,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy Relton" <jrelton at verizon.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 7:02 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Impressions Please?


>I recently held a barbeque in my home. Several of the people who 
>attended  were members of the NFB but not personal friends. I was 
>purposed at the  behavior of one of my guests who is a dog guide user 
>and would appreciate  some input as to best handle the situation next 
>time.
>
> The barbeque was open to persons in the Northern Virginia area, 
> basically doesn't matter where the people came from, but, I indicated 
> that dog guides were free to play free in the back yard which is 
> fenced as long as they were
> supervised. In our back yard is a dog relieving area, since I happen to 
> use
> a dog guide. Immediately adjacent to this area is a lined trash can which
> was roll of bags for picking up after your dog attached to the handle. My
> husband, who happens to be sighted escorted one of our guests with her dog
> to his area. After her dog had relieved himself, my husband proceeded to
> show the user where the bags were located so that she could pick up after
> the dog. The user's response was "oh, I don't do that!". I wasn't there, 
> or
> I probably would have worded the directions differently, after all, I am 
> the
> main "pooper scooper" of the house, since it is my dog who leaves the
> deposits. I personally feel that this particular guest was rude. I 
> realize,
> that, when dogs are running free and playing it is difficult to know where
> something might need to be picked up. I believe that it is particularly
> inappropriate for someone to assume, that someone else, especially if they
> are sighted, should be the one to "do the dirty work". I believe that 
> having
> a dog guide, a child or any other responsibility means, that you, have 
> that
> responsibility and that you need to take the initiative to clean up after
> your dog, child etc. It is inappropriate to assume that others should do
> this. Do other user agree with me? Am I totally in left field. I know that
> people have differing abilities, but being unwilling to even attempt, to
> clean up after one's dog, seems particularly rude to me. Impressions,
> opinions, observations, suggestions? a
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