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Guide Dog Sienna

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Guide Dog Sienna

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Guide Dog Sienna

1 day ago

I found something really interesting on the way home from work near the bus stop. It’s in the picture below and I tried to pick it up and chew it but my mum took it off me.

Mum said she feels a new series coming on, odd things that I pick up to chew when walking along. she often doesn’t notice when I pick things up if I’m quick I can’t get them out of my mouth I guess the moral of the story is to the public don’t throw things on the footpath put them in a rubbish bin.

#guidedog #servicedog #inconsideratepeople #Footpath #rubbish

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Guide Dog Sienna

1 day ago

“Good/Nice” Dog:

Mum and I were on the bus. I was tucked under the seat with my feet within the priority seating area and out of the aisle.

Several people were getting on the bus early on a Sunday morning. One passenger said to my mum, “good dog“, another said “nice dog“.

Both of the people who acknowledged me then stood on my paws because they were avoiding other passengers who were sitting half in the aisle to have a conversation with some people sitting behind them.

Interestingly, there were plenty of empty seats, including right next to the person sitting in the aisle and the driver pulled away before one of the passengers had passed entirely.

It would be fantastic if people could be aware of their surroundings and actions and the impact that these can have on others. For example, leaning into the aisle to chat with a friend and a driver pulling away from the curb before a passenger sat caused other passengers to be off balance when passing a service dog and tread on them (even when they were tucked and well out of the aisle). An injured service dog can have a substantial negative impact on the life of their handler and could also impact their working life.

I’m lucky to say that my paws were not permanently injured by both of the people who stood on them and I could continue my day. However, a little consideration of others would have meant that I wouldn't have been stood on and the risk of injury would be decreased.

Alt text: isn’t available in the scheduled post. Therefore, the photograph below is of Guide Dog Sienna sitting taped under the seat well within the priority seating area markings and out of the aisle. The person across is leaning into the aisle so that passengers boarding or exiting the bus have to move around to them and risk stepping on the paws of Guide Dog Siena. The seated passenger had an empty seat next to her and was conversing with a passenger to the right of Guide Dog Sienna.

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Guide Dog Sienna

2 days ago

I love it when another guide dog team texts my mum at work asking if she wants a break and they are at the library. Mum had been battling with a headache and low BP all day and was pleased for the brief distraction.

I was able to catch up with my buddy GD Yale who came back to visit and drank all my water, chewed both my bones and stole my bed and with the other toys, but I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Alt text isn’t available and scheduled posts therefore the photos below are. One: black Labrador retriever Yale and Golden Labrador retriever Sienna in a sit position under a tree. Two: Guide Dog Gael and Guide Dog Siena fighting over for a green dinosaur toy and mum’s office. Three: Guide Dog Yale stealing siennas bed. Sienna upside down looking cute on her bed.

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Guide Dog Sienna

3 days ago

It is the second time since May 2022 that my mum has had to get out her Guide Dog ID card, which has the regulations and legislation around service dog entry to public places printed on the back.

We visited a restaurant we had been to twice before with no problems this weekend with another Guide Dog team. The restaurant refused us entry because we had dogs.

We explained both the dogs were Guide Dogs and we were allowed into public places, but we were initially still refused until we produced the written regulations on the back of Mum‘s ID card.

Sadly this isn’t uncommon, and just dependent on the knowledge of the staff working on any one-day. This story again illustrates why the normalisation of disability within society is such an important construct. Education about and exposure to people living with disability as a normal part of our community is important to everyone in our society (children and adults alike). Please do not shy away from both education and exposure.

Come on, everybody, let’s make our community more inclusive and less disabling.

AltText isn’t available on scheduled posts. There are two photographs below one was of the fantastic meal that we had when we were allowed into the restaurant the second photograph is of the rules/legislation around service dog entry to public facilities and New Zealand.

#guidedog #servicedog #disability #social #model #of #Social #model #disability #socialmodelofdis ability ... See MoreSee Less

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Guide Dog Sienna

15 hours ago

Very cool a multi line Braille display. Now if only they were affordable. ... See MoreSee Less

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Guide Dog Sienna

1 day ago

I found something really interesting on the way home from work near the bus stop. It’s in the picture below and I tried to pick it up and chew it but my mum took it off me.

Mum said she feels a new series coming on, odd things that I pick up to chew when walking along. she often doesn’t notice when I pick things up if I’m quick I can’t get them out of my mouth I guess the moral of the story is to the public don’t throw things on the footpath put them in a rubbish bin.

#guidedog #servicedog #inconsideratepeople #Footpath #rubbish

Because Alt text isn’t available on scheduled posts the photograph below is of a mouthguard made of silicon sitting on the footpath near the bus stop where someone had dropped it. ... See MoreSee Less

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Guide Dog Sienna

1 day ago

“Good/Nice” Dog:

Mum and I were on the bus. I was tucked under the seat with my feet within the priority seating area and out of the aisle.

Several people were getting on the bus early on a Sunday morning. One passenger said to my mum, “good dog“, another said “nice dog“.

Both of the people who acknowledged me then stood on my paws because they were avoiding other passengers who were sitting half in the aisle to have a conversation with some people sitting behind them.

Interestingly, there were plenty of empty seats, including right next to the person sitting in the aisle and the driver pulled away before one of the passengers had passed entirely.

It would be fantastic if people could be aware of their surroundings and actions and the impact that these can have on others. For example, leaning into the aisle to chat with a friend and a driver pulling away from the curb before a passenger sat caused other passengers to be off balance when passing a service dog and tread on them (even when they were tucked and well out of the aisle). An injured service dog can have a substantial negative impact on the life of their handler and could also impact their working life.

I’m lucky to say that my paws were not permanently injured by both of the people who stood on them and I could continue my day. However, a little consideration of others would have meant that I wouldn't have been stood on and the risk of injury would be decreased.

Alt text: isn’t available in the scheduled post. Therefore, the photograph below is of Guide Dog Sienna sitting taped under the seat well within the priority seating area markings and out of the aisle. The person across is leaning into the aisle so that passengers boarding or exiting the bus have to move around to them and risk stepping on the paws of Guide Dog Siena. The seated passenger had an empty seat next to her and was conversing with a passenger to the right of Guide Dog Sienna.

#bus #publictransport #guidedog #servi ced og ... See MoreSee Less

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Guide Dog Sienna

2 days ago

I love it when another guide dog team texts my mum at work asking if she wants a break and they are at the library. Mum had been battling with a headache and low BP all day and was pleased for the brief distraction.

I was able to catch up with my buddy GD Yale who came back to visit and drank all my water, chewed both my bones and stole my bed and with the other toys, but I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Alt text isn’t available and scheduled posts therefore the photos below are. One: black Labrador retriever Yale and Golden Labrador retriever Sienna in a sit position under a tree. Two: Guide Dog Gael and Guide Dog Siena fighting over for a green dinosaur toy and mum’s office. Three: Guide Dog Yale stealing siennas bed. Sienna upside down looking cute on her bed.

#guidedog #servicedog #bed #cute #dog #dogslife #cute ... See MoreSee Less

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Guide Dog Sienna

3 days ago

It is the second time since May 2022 that my mum has had to get out her Guide Dog ID card, which has the regulations and legislation around service dog entry to public places printed on the back.

We visited a restaurant we had been to twice before with no problems this weekend with another Guide Dog team. The restaurant refused us entry because we had dogs.

We explained both the dogs were Guide Dogs and we were allowed into public places, but we were initially still refused until we produced the written regulations on the back of Mum‘s ID card.

Sadly this isn’t uncommon, and just dependent on the knowledge of the staff working on any one-day. This story again illustrates why the normalisation of disability within society is such an important construct. Education about and exposure to people living with disability as a normal part of our community is important to everyone in our society (children and adults alike). Please do not shy away from both education and exposure.

Come on, everybody, let’s make our community more inclusive and less disabling.

AltText isn’t available on scheduled posts. There are two photographs below one was of the fantastic meal that we had when we were allowed into the restaurant the second photograph is of the rules/legislation around service dog entry to public facilities and New Zealand.

#guidedog #servicedog #disability #social #model #of #Social #model #disability #socialmodelofdis ability ... See MoreSee Less