What about dogs in general?  Do you avoid the streets and parks because 
of people walking their dogs?  I just think it's wrong to deprive people 
of their service/guide dogs because of another person's allergies.  
Wouldn't there be another area of the boat or ferry one of the people 
could move to?  It seems unfair when you or the other person could move.

Kat


Joy Liebeskind wrote:
> As part of the training they are taught to clean to reduce dander- it 
> is a small price to pay for being allowed to have them where no other 
> animals can be. Most providers of dogs have that written in their 
> contracts---Joy
> On Aug 19, 2007, at 4:48 PM, kat wrote:
>
>     I have a cat - I try to brush off as much hair as I can before
>     leaving
>     the house but there is no early way that anyone allergic to cats can
>     reasonably expect cat owners to be free of all cat dander when they
>     leave the house. If I have a guest over to my place who's allergic to
>     cats, I'll shut the cat up in a room but I think that's all that's
>     reasonable to ask of a pet owner in public places. I do think it's
>     unreasonable to ask people who are dependent on service dogs to
>     not use
>     them when
>     the law says they can.
>
>     FYI, I suffer from allergies myself but I don't expect the world to
>     accommodate me on that score - it's asking too much. I have to watch
>     out for allergens on my own and cope with them as I and my doctor
>     see fit.
>
>     Kat
>
>     Joy Liebeskind wrote:
>
>         I have a daughter- Young adult (19) who is terrified of dogs &
>         very
>         allergic to dogs. She is in a wheelchair-so hard to get away from
>         them- but service dogs are supposed to be washed regularly to
>         eliminate dander & shedding hair. I think people with service
>         dogs
>         don't all follow the rules as well as they should making
>         health issues
>         for others around then with & without disabilities. joy Ct
>         On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:43 PM, kat wrote:
>
>         Well... I can *kind* of understand the other side of it as I am
>         allergic
>         to tobacco smoke - kinda hard to live with in a tobacco town,
>         eh? But
>         it did tick me off too as I think the ADA is being abused by
>         people who
>         claim they are disabled because of obesity, etc. I wonder
>         what's next
>         - a guy claiming ADA rights becauise he's got gout and doesn't
>         want
>         wheelchairs around for fear of being run over on his foot?
>
>
>
>         Kat
>
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