Beautiful alcohol inks class but made to feel unwelcome as soon as we stepped through the door with our assistance dog.
The Horton Arts Centre的点评
点评:The class was beautiful. Incredible setting. Tracy led the class with a perfect balance of support and advice whilst letting us embrace our creativity! Not sure I would do a class again as it was very expensive, but I did really enjoy it!
Sadly the framing around the class was very disappointing. Despite booking ahead and saying we were coming with an assistance dog, our 'greeting' as we walked through the door was 'NO DOGS!!!' As I'm sure you can imagine, as soon as the dog is made to not feel welcome, we are make to not feel welcome and it immediately draws attention to the reason why the dog is needed. A simply inquiry is all that is needed and we carry all the evidence provided by the charity should it ever be needed.
We then had to navigate a volunteer thinking it was ok to simply approach the dog and start petting him, despite us sitting right next to him and him wearing his uniform saying 'Please don't distract, I'm working'. A simple interaction with us to ask permission was all that was needed and as he normally settles quickly, it's granted and a lovely interaction ensues.
翻译:课程很棒,环境优美。Tracy带领的课程恰到好处,既给予了我们支持和建议,又让我们尽情发挥创造力!虽然课程费用很高,但我并不确定是否会再次参加,不过我确实很享受这次体验!
可惜的是,课程的安排令人非常失望。尽管我们提前预订并告知会带辅助犬,但当我们进门时,迎接我们的却是“禁止携带犬只!!!” 可想而知,一旦狗狗被拒之门外,我们也会感到不受欢迎,这立刻就暴露了我们需要狗狗的原因。其实只需要简单询问一下就足够了,而且我们随身携带了慈善机构提供的所有证明文件,以备不时之需。
之后,我们不得不面对一位志愿者,他竟然觉得可以随意靠近狗狗并抚摸它,尽管我们就坐在他旁边,他穿着制服,还说“请不要打扰我,我在工作”。只需要和我们简单交流一下征求同意,而他通常很快就能适应,所以请求就被批准了,然后就会有一次愉快的互动。