The Whoopie Cushion Duck
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Yara has a mallard duck toy I got her for Christmas that has a noisemaker in it to quack. Except it sounds more like a whoopie cushion. Right now she’s running around the house making it “quack” and I’m having this mental image of a stampeding horde of flatulent dogs tearing around my house.
In other news, I have a very promising job interview next Friday. I’m a bit pained as I’m thinking it would be best to leave my girl home. Hopefully, she’ll be all right with this.
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4 Comments on The Whoopie Cushion Duck
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Tiffany on
Thu, 10th Jan 2008 12:40 pm
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Cyndy on
Thu, 10th Jan 2008 1:35 pm
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Tiffany on
Thu, 10th Jan 2008 10:13 pm
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Cyndy on
Thu, 10th Jan 2008 10:58 pm
Glad to hear about the job interview! It’s probably too late, but just for the record I’ll say that I’ve found out the hard way that it’s a bad idea to leave an assistance dog at home for a job interview. It tends to give the business the idea that you get along just fine without them and thus is not necessary for them to accommodate your job since “you didn’t need him at the interview.”
Just my two cents. It cause me some trouble in a past job.
I doubt that would be a problem, as it’s an interview for a state position. In my own experience, bringing my dog has caused more issues than leaving her home. But everyone’s experiences are different, thanks for your input regardless.
Yeah, if it would make you less attentive or more stressed about the interview I can see that would be a problem. In my case my disability isn’t really visible so people assume it doesn’t exist if I don’t have the dog with me. Good luck on the job!
I’m not so concerned about the disability itself being discussed or acknowledged. I’m more concerned with the stigma that will occur walking in with a guide dog. I find it a bit less plausible to believe I can read print and see a large computer monitor if I don’t have a guide dog at my feet. And being it’s the state, they are likely to be so politically correct at the sight of a guide dog, they’d avoid the subject like the plague, which also wouldn’t bode well.
On the flip side I hate that I’d have to leave her. I don’t like having to put up a false front just to make good face for an interview, nor do I really enjoy not being able to work my dog. Especially given she’s such an exceptional guide.
In truth, I’ve had more issues in terms of fair/equal housing than I have with job interviews. I’ve learned it’s best to never bring up the subject of a guide dog when searching for a place to live, best to fight with the landlord when you’ve decided the place is one you wish to live in.
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