[nagdu] Allergic Reaction to Dogs

[Daryl Marie]

Hey, Helga,

I believe that Janice and Elise have hit the nail on the head here.  Do not leave your dog tied up outside; people are idiots and will likely pet, feed, or otherwise distract him or her.  The blanket idea is a good one, and one we use at church (there is a family with a small child who IS allergic to dogs).  But I do question the number of kids and parents with allergies... that seems incredibly unlikely THAT many people are allergic.  In 18 months of working with Jenny, I have come across 3 people who are legitimately allergic - the small child from church, a coworker who is fine if he doesn't touch her, and a cab driver who accepted my ride anyway (who wheezed mildly most of the way).

The only time I leave Jenny unattended is when I am at goalball practice.  The gym I practice in for the provincial team is very boxy, and there is nowhere for me to put her where she doesn't get hit by the ball.  She will whine, nearly constantly, and putting her on tie-down and/or putting a bench in front to keep a ball from hitting her doesn't stop this.  On these occasions, I DO leave her in the locker room.  She has the company of another guide dog, a bone, a blanket, a water bowl, and cannot be accessed by anyone except teammates (otherwise I wouldn't do it).  When I practice locally, the locker room is too far from the gym and publicly accessible, so she does stay along the wide wall of the gym, where a ball won't come flying at her; she is always near people she knows (families of other players, my husband), and I can leave her on a blanket completely unattended there and know people who love her are watching out for her in the unlikely event she DOES get into mischief.

Hope this helps,

Daryl





----- Original Message ----- From: Helga Schreiber via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> To: National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org> Cc: Florida Association of Guide Dog Users <flagdu at nfbnet.org> Sent: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 01:22:49 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [nagdu] Allergic Reaction to Dogs  Hi everyone! How are you all? I just wanted to inform you that I'm currently taking Karate class, but I am concern about something. I don't have a guide dog yet, but as you all know, I will have one soon.Now, since I'm taking Karate class, there are actually people who are alergic to dogs, specially the children who are students and adults as well.My question is, how do you guys handle this kind of situation? In other words, what should I do wehn I get my guide dog and I need to take my dog to class? I'm just wondering! In fact, my Sensei told me that many of his students are very allergic to dog's fare or hair. I was actually thinking one idea, but i don't know if it is the right one though, I was thinking, that i could perhaps tied my guide dog outside, or very far away from the people in a chair or something. I don't know what do you guys think? Also, just to let you know, the other students who are allergic are not sometimes in the class that i attend, but the dog's fa re or hair is left behind, and in my opinion, that can also cause allergic reaction to the people. I'm just concern about this and worried about it! I will really appreciate it a lot if you could give me some featback or ideas in what I can do about this matter? I look forward in hearing from you soon. Thanks so much and God bless!  P.S. I apologize for asking you all these questions. I just would like to be prepare when the time come when that will occur! Thanks again!  Helga Schreiber Fundraiser Coordinator for Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Delta Iota chapter. Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of Blind Students. Member of the International Networkers Team (INT). Independent Entrepreneur of the Company 4Life Research. Phone: (561) 706-5950 Email: helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com Skype: helga.schreiber26 4Life Website: http://helgaschreiber.my4life.com/1/default.aspx INT Website: http://int4life.com/  "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ nagdu mailing list nagdu at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/crazymusician%40shaw.ca