[nagdu] More about Taking Our Dogs To The Zoo

[Marianne Denning]

Many years ago I visited a zoo with my dog.  A zoo employee told us he
would be following us throughout the park to observe how the dog and
animals reacted to each other.  My dog did not react to any of the
animals.  I don't think most of the animals reacted to the dog either.
I am glad NAGDU is working on this issue.

On 11/1/15, Marion Gwizdala via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053