Hi!

Yep, it's the classic catch 22. Environments like concerts are not healthy
for the dog, but then without the dog, how else would you get there? I
solved that delimma the old fashond way. Went back to a cane and no regrets
about that. Having a dog wasn't without benefits. Great chick magnet back in
my younger days, but I got over that, too, hi hi.

In these parts, they seem to have trouble finding enough blind people to
work the dogs, if some of the stuff I've seen can even make sense. I was
once travelling with a group in Wellington and a fellow passenger was
advising the taxi driver about navigating the city traffic quite
efficiently, with guide dog at her feet. It's enough to make my head shake. 
 
I am not unsympathetic, but trying to make sense of something that just
won't.

73,
Dave
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Harvey Heagy
Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 2015 10:06 a.m.
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When I had a guide dog, I felt it was better not to take her to things like
that and not put her in that kind of environment.  Concerts are loud, very
noisy and could have the potential of having them develop a skittishness
which may ruin your dog guide.  Sometimes while it may be technically be
legal to bring them to places, it may not be in their best interest to do
so.  The dog guide owner is the brains of the team, and you know what's at
the other end of the trip while your dog doesn't.
Harvey

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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 1:03 PM
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Subject: Re: absolutely nothing to do with ham radio but Dayton made me
think about it.

Now there is a reason for a cane that I never thought of.
How do you dog owners ah handle that?
Asking for help in the men's room is one thing, asking some stranger to hold
your ah dog?  Is quite another.