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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello Tina and Cagdu Board members: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sunday’s work. What’s the possibility of meeting an hour later. 6:30 cuts into the dinner hour and eliminates going out to dinner with friends when using Sunday public transportation. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’m noticing major stores and our transit company instructs security and bus drivers to ask the dog handler if the dog is a service dog. They have to take the person’s word if someone says yes. Occasionally, I’ve had small high-strung dogs come at my guide dog on the bus and in one store. Both times I complained and urged the driver and a store security guard to ask the person to control their dog or ask the dog’s handler to leave. The tables were turned and I was made to be the problem. Misinformed passengers got on my case. Luckily, these situations are the rare exceptions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In any event, a whole lot more needs to be done to educate the general public and business owners about the differences between companion dogs; therapy dogs and service dogs. I think this can be done through media campaigns. I would hope the Federation or the NFBC would help to financially support this public education project. You can count me in to assist. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lisa Irving<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cagdu-bounces@nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces@nfbcal.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tina Thomas<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 09, 2014 7:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> cagdu@nfbcal.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cagdu] Cagdu meetings<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello cagdu community: I would like to welcome all of our new members to cagdu and say hello to our long standing members. Cagdu has been meeting via conference call since its inception. The cagdu meetings have been and still remain every second Sunday of the month at 6:30pm. Which leads me to ask all of you if this is a good time to meet, or would another date and time work better? Also, the cagdu board would like to hear from the membership as to what you all would like cagdu to focus on concerning our dogs. Please respond with your questions and comments. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Your cagdu board <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>