[nagdu] people petting our dogs without permission

[dmgina]

I went to UPS this afternoon, where the ladies asked if they could pet the 
dog.
I said no.
I shared why.
they understood.

--Dar
www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
Every saint has a past
every sinner has a future

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stepper" <stepper12 at cableone.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:40 PM
Subject: [nagdu] people petting our dogs without permission


> Hi to all.
> I haven't had a dog for some time now. However I did have two guide dogs 
> for 17 years.
> I tried the humor bit; I tried letting the public pet my dog; I tried 
> explaining why not; I even tried telling my life story sorta.
> I gave up.
> This is what I did.
> When the  person I discover is either speaking or trying to pet my dog or 
> almost petting my dog then I do and say the following.
> 1. First I heal my dog, then I stand up straight, facing the direction 
> that person is standing from me.
> 2. I then hold my hand up and outward palm out with my elbow just a couple 
> of inches from my body, , in the world wide gesture for stop! At the same 
> time I say the following not harshly, but firmly.
> 3. Please "Stop distracting my dog Now!so we can refocus on our work. 
> thank you.
> It worked very well for me. No big deal explanation, no story, just the 
> facts as it were.
> I found that I was very tired of explaining things and wanted a way to get 
> my point across, without taking a lot of time and energy, and having to 
> give information that the offender wouldn't remember five minutes from the 
> time they tried to pet my dog.
>
> The body language of the well known signal for stop triggers something in 
> all of us when we hear someone that says firmly "Stop!" We do just that.
> will Note, I took charge of the situation, instead of allowing them to 
> control the event, I took control, without being nasty, or defensive, and 
> so on.
> I tell them as little as possible.
> When I have time and if I feel like I want to talk then I will spend the 
> time and effort getting in to the details. But most of the time, this 
> worked very well.
> Most people will respond if they don't feel there not being harshly spoken 
> to, but they do respond pretty well if you take charge of the person 
> trying or petting your dog.
>
> Thanks,
> stepper
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