[nagdu] Legislative Consideration

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Rox,

Around here, I'm the one who's certifiable!  /grin/  Luckily, Mitzi did not
give me too many hard knowcks while she was in school!

I cannot imagine flying on a plane with a dog that tried to attack mine and
whose owner nearly lost control of it.  No thank you!

Am I wrong in my understanding that, in that case, the dog *should* have
been removed from the plane according to the law?  Since the law of good
sense clearly wasn't in play!

Tami Smith-Kinney

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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Legislative Consideration

Tami,

What "school" would that be?  The "School of Hard Knocks?"  That's  
where Laveau went to get certified.  She still isn't certified however  
she is "certifiable."

I also think that making behavior the focus a good idea.

I boarded a plane about 4 years ago and a "certified guide dog" from a  
reputable program lunged out from under a seat in the bulkhead and  
went after my dog.  It was growling, showing it's teeth and the  
handler almost lost control of the dog.  I was terrified.  The  
airlines refused to remove the dog and it was just a terrible  
experience.  It just goes to illustrate that it's not where the dog is  
from, it's how the dog behaves.

Rox and the Kitchen Bitches
Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
"It's wildly irritating to have invented something as revolutionary as  
sarcasm, only to have it abused by amateurs." -- Christopher Moore
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