[nagdu] More about Taking Our Dogs To The Zoo

[Marion Gwizdala]

Dear all,

	A great way to learn more about our work with the Association of
Zoos & Aquariums is to read our blog. Please go to

http://www.harnessup.wordpress.org

for more information about this!

	The major hurdle we have with zoos is the need for the collections
to be desensitized to the presence of a dog. In the wild, a dog is either
predator or prey and animals will react to that imprint. The Lowry Park Zoo
in Tampa has worked with us for the past few months and have removed all
areas of their collection, except for the petting area and the Walla bee
encounter from their list of restricted areas. They have also received a
$25,000 grant to do a video program about our work to share with other zoos.
This video will be screened at our NAGDU meeting in 2016.

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala



-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Belville via
nagdu
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 6:00 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Lisa Belville
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Taking Our Dogs To The Zoo

Elise,  It's more of a perceived safety issue than a genuine problem.  Some
dogs don't do well around zoo animals and some zoos fear their animals will
be distracted by the dogs.  Like Cindy said, the NFB has been working with
zoos to show that dogs can go just about everywhere in a zoo.  I'm not sure
if I can think of a situation off the top of my head that would be
completely off limits for a guide at a zoo unless it had to do with a
petting zoo environment but even then some dogs would be fine with that.

Personally, I wouldn't take my dog right up to a cage because I'm not sure
how my new dog would react, but that's just me.  someone with more zoo
experience and knowledge of their dog might do things differently.

Lisa

Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com
A bus station is where the bus stops. A train station is where the train
stops.  On my desk I have a work station...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Elise Berkley via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "National Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Elise Berkley" <bravaegf at hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 4:05 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Taking Our Dogs To The Zoo


> Hello, everyone.  I was reading the responses regarding taking our dogs 
> through haunted houses.  Someone commented that schools would ask us to 
> not take our dogs to the zoo.  I have a chance to visit the Los Angeles 
> Zoo with a group at school.  I do not understand what the deal is with not

> taking our dogs to the zoo.  Is there something I am not getting here? 
> Please explain to me why we should or should not take our guides to the 
> zoo.  Thanks.
> Elise and Becky
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