[nagdu] tieing up a guide dog

Tue Oct 8 15:40:13 UTC 2013

Hello all,
I am a Licensed Massage Therapist. I really had to fight with my previous employer to allow me to bring my guide dog to the office. But, after they met him, everyone fell in love with him and he became the hit of the office. My room was really tiny, so I found it easier to keep him in the break room, where he had a bed, water, and a nylabone. He loved going in there to sleep all day, and I checked on him frequently. 
At events in the community, I never tied him outside or far away from me. If he was on tie down, it was within a few feet from me so that I could check on him easily.
At the job I am at now, I have my own desk and Pascal lays on his bed under my computer. It's so nice to work at a place where there are a several guide dog users.
How awful for Harold to have his guide dog stolen. I can't even imagine!
Deanna and Pascal

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 10:57 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] tieing up a guide dog

Hi Darla.
I'm afraid we are still dealing with this nonsense on occasion.  Ginger recently posted an article about a massage therapist in Canada being told to leave her dog somewhere else.  She had to sue to get her rights, but I'm not sure that she got the job back.
Tracy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] tieing up a guide dog

> Dear Sheila,
> I well remember those days, and we needed jobs, so we bowed down to
> idiots like your husband's former boss.
> I am sure his heart still hurts about that one, but I definitely
> understand why he complied and hope we aren't dealing with this kind of
> nonsense anymore.
> Darla & hardworking Huck
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Leigland
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 11:19 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] tieing up a guide dog
>
> in the late seventies Harold my husband was told while working as a 
> massage
> therapist in san antonio texas he was instructed by the hospital and his
> boss that people wouldn't want his dog inside so they insisted that he tie
> his dog out on the back patio of the hospital and she was stolen and never
> returned and he has never forgotten what happened to Heidi. Now his dog is
> never out of his hand outside of our apartment.
> Even when we had a fenced yard the dogs were never out for mor than a few
> minutes at a time. People don't realize until it is to late what can 
> happen.
> thirty years or so ago it wasn't as easy or even posible to enforce laws.
> On 10/6/2013 5:55 AM, t21114 at optonline.net wrote:
>> Some years ago we had a grad  who use to tie her dog to poles and
> railings. The first time the dog was tied to a railing and my friend 
> spotted
> the young dog and we went over to it. My friend checked the tags and said
> this is a guide dog. We walked over to a few tents set up at this street
> fair to asked if anyone knew who owned the dog. Finally the third tent we
> went to the person said that is my guide dog. I said why is the dog tied 
> up
> and so far away from you. She was a massage therapist and her boss said in 
> a
> snappy tone we are watching her dog from here. I said no your not because
> you didn't see my friend and I touching the dog. It was a cloudy day so at
> least he wasn't in the hot sun . the dog had no water. I told the boss we
> could have taken the dog and should have to teach her a lesson. He then 
> went
> to where the dog was tied up and brought it to there tent and tied it 
> closer
> to where she was. The second time was by a restaurant and the dog was tied
> to a pole. The harness was on the dog. I was with a different friend and
> when she saw the harness we went over to the dog and it was the same dog. 
> I
> called the school to report it . When the trainer questioned her she said
> someone has it in for me.
>> I wouldn't leave my pet dog tied outside let alone a guide dog. I don't
> feel sorry for the man who went into the soup kitchen . He is very lucky 
> to
> have the dog returned and I hope it teaches him a lesson.
>> Marilyn and Anna
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