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840high

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26. Poor dog.

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 07:40 PM

Aug 2014

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Encountered a situation today that made me sad, but I don't know how to resolve in my mind. [View all] Coventina Aug 2014 OP

I'd contact the guide dog service. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #1

Do you think they'd confiscate the dog for lack of grooming / affection? Coventina Aug 2014 #2

Don't know but they would look into the dog's welfare. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #4

Poor grooming can lead to real health problems, LiberalAndProud Aug 2014 #7

Good idea -- gateley Aug 2014 #3

Offer to drive her to a Petsmart with a dog grooming service? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #5

She gets free taxi rides from our city, which is how she got to the hair salon. Coventina Aug 2014 #8

So she doesn't like or pet the dog Shankapotomus Aug 2014 #27

LMAO!! A Roomba with a wig! A HERETIC I AM Aug 2014 #35

I think it goes to show that there are jerks in any subset of people. Salviati Aug 2014 #6

Yup--True nikto Aug 2014 #31

Don't feel bad about noticing that she's a jerk. That's not judging, that's observing. redqueen Aug 2014 #9

I'll contact my hairdresser and see if she knows who supplied the dog. Coventina Aug 2014 #11

It's worth a shot. redqueen Aug 2014 #14

You learned a very important lesson. The disabled are just like everyone else. CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #10

Thanks, I feel a bit better. Coventina Aug 2014 #12

That is so true. LittleGirl Aug 2014 #16

You are certainly correct, people with disabilities can be jerkwads, just like anyone. FailureToCommunicate Aug 2014 #29

INVESTORS are far far worse nikto Aug 2014 #32

Huh? CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #34

what a shitty lady. its one thing to not like your pet, its another thing to not like the pet La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #13

If there's a waiting list for guide dogs, do the dog a favor & report the matter. Divernan Aug 2014 #15

I'd both confront the woman and try to befriend her & her dog Duppers Aug 2014 #17

It should be a condition of getting a guide dog to give it proper care. Divernan Aug 2014 #18

+100 ! Duppers Aug 2014 #19

It is a condition. Being handicapped does not mean one can violate laws with savannah43 Aug 2014 #33

Dog thoughts: "Where's an open manhole when you need one?" Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #20

If you can't find out from which group the woman avebury Aug 2014 #21

I support the idea of contacting the training organization. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #22

Gosh, that really bums me out, too. QuestForSense Aug 2014 #23

Well, I would have thought so as well! Coventina Aug 2014 #24

I don't know, this seems kinda like a Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2014 #25

Poor dog. 840high Aug 2014 #26

she needs to be confronted, for her own good Takket Aug 2014 #28

Contact the ASPCA. God only knows how she treats the poor dog when no one is looking. savannah43 Aug 2014 #30

don't let it bum you out--DO something. contact the guide group, or see if your friend knows niyad Aug 2014 #36

that is so sad. poor dog Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #37