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Guide dog had an accident in the airport, should I have stopped to help? (self.Blind)
submitted 9y ago by iamflatline
A guide dog pooped in the airport concourse today, judging by his body language it was obvious he knew he made a mistake. His blind owner looked a little annoyed and was feeling through his pockets like he was going for the poop bags.
Should I have stopped to ask if he wanted help? I know you're not supposed to pet or really acknowledge service dogs while they're doing their job, and its rude to assume a blind individual isn't able to take care of things themselves, but I still felt bad since it would have been so much easier for me to just reach down and scoop it up in no time.
Is there a certain etiquette for something like that?
Should I have stopped to ask if he wanted help? I know you're not supposed to pet or really acknowledge service dogs while they're doing their job, and its rude to assume a blind individual isn't able to take care of things themselves, but I still felt bad since it would have been so much easier for me to just reach down and scoop it up in no time.
Is there a certain etiquette for something like that?
dmazzoni 2 points
Service dogs are still dogs. There's a limit to their training and a limit to their self-control.
Blind people are still people. Treat them like you'd treat anyone else - don't feel sorry for them, but do help if you'd help anyone else in a similar situation.
If you're curious about etiquette for interacting with blind people in general, this one is my favorite:
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/faq/etiquette/blind/
Blind people are still people. Treat them like you'd treat anyone else - don't feel sorry for them, but do help if you'd help anyone else in a similar situation.
If you're curious about etiquette for interacting with blind people in general, this one is my favorite:
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/faq/etiquette/blind/
DnBDeafNBlind 2 points
Could've pretended you worked at the airport and asked him if he wanted assistance! I'm not blind yet so I don't really know the ins and outs.
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