Does anyone have any waivers or policies about having dogs in the shop? I spend a lot of time at velocity bicycle coop in alexandria and would like to bring my dog. The volunteers have asked for some scenarios. Any advice? Thanks!
We have no policy but since a number of our users are East African Muslims we discourage dogs (Some Muslims consider dogs unclean--we've found this especially with our East African neighbors). In fact, no one has asked to bring their dog into the shop.
sheldon
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On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 8:08 PM, Bayley Vanderpoel < bayley.vanderpoel@velocitycoop.org> wrote:
Does anyone have any waivers or policies about having dogs in the shop? I spend a lot of time at velocity bicycle coop in alexandria and would like to bring my dog. The volunteers have asked for some scenarios. Any advice? Thanks! ____________________________________
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I bring my dog to the shop most of my shifts in the summer. Here are some positive and negative things that happened:
- She is extremely helpful with our mentally ill patrons by putting them
at ease.
- She melts our grumpy alpha male patrons and turns them into cooing
fatherly types.
- She interacts with anyone who is socially anxious, is really happy to
meet them, and then gives the people around them something else to talk about.
We had also had cases of:
- a volunteer being allergic ( I stopped bringing the dog on the days
that volunteer came, then they insisted i bring the dog anyways and took antihistamines)
- children being scared of the dog (i leashed the dog in the back end of
the shop, and sat with her when they wanted to get closer)
- A man who was clearly disgusted by the presence of the dog and would
not come into the shop until she had been leashed in the back area.
Honestly, having her in the shop is awesome, and the few negative scenarios were individual events that were dealt with as needed.
I would advise you to have the people who would be on that shift meet the dog, and talk about their individual concerns, and then just do it. Waivers are an awful way to instill confidence.
Anibal, from bikeSauce in Toronto
workbenches make good dog houses
On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Anibal Davila caffenated@gmail.com wrote:
I bring my dog to the shop most of my shifts in the summer. Here are some positive and negative things that happened:
- She is extremely helpful with our mentally ill patrons by putting
them at ease.
- She melts our grumpy alpha male patrons and turns them into cooing
fatherly types.
- She interacts with anyone who is socially anxious, is really happy
to meet them, and then gives the people around them something else to talk about.
We had also had cases of:
- a volunteer being allergic ( I stopped bringing the dog on the days
that volunteer came, then they insisted i bring the dog anyways and took antihistamines)
- children being scared of the dog (i leashed the dog in the back end
of the shop, and sat with her when they wanted to get closer)
- A man who was clearly disgusted by the presence of the dog and would
not come into the shop until she had been leashed in the back area.
Honestly, having her in the shop is awesome, and the few negative scenarios were individual events that were dealt with as needed.
I would advise you to have the people who would be on that shift meet the dog, and talk about their individual concerns, and then just do it. Waivers are an awful way to instill confidence.
Anibal, from bikeSauce in Toronto
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We really liked having dogs in the shop, until a small dog bit a child on the leg and there was some blood.
Everyone thinks their dog is the best and will not bite anyone. And I agree that a dog can put people at ease most of the time. But even the most friendly dog in the world can put parents at unease when children are around.
So we did make a 'policy' of 'no dogs' in the shop except service dogs. We make exceptions for events sometimes and also when only volunteers are in the shop.
We also made a little area outside that a dog can be leashed to.
Bayley Vanderpoel wrote:
Does anyone have any waivers or policies about having dogs in the shop? I spend a lot of time at velocity bicycle coop in alexandria and would like to bring my dog. The volunteers have asked for some scenarios. Any advice?
Thanks to everyone for the feedback!
On Saturday, November 15, 2014, Bob Giordano mist@strans.org wrote:
We really liked having dogs in the shop, until a small dog bit a child on the leg and there was some blood.
Everyone thinks their dog is the best and will not bite anyone. And I agree that a dog can put people at ease most of the time. But even the most friendly dog in the world can put parents at unease when children are around.
So we did make a 'policy' of 'no dogs' in the shop except service dogs. We make exceptions for events sometimes and also when only volunteers are in the shop.
We also made a little area outside that a dog can be leashed to.
Bayley Vanderpoel wrote:
Does anyone have any waivers or policies about having dogs in the shop? I spend a lot of time at velocity bicycle coop in alexandria and would like to bring my dog. The volunteers have asked for some scenarios. Any
advice?
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