[nagdu] Here's your dog!

[Haben Girma]

Interesting that it doesn't happen as much with guide dogs. I wonder 
why. Maybe it's because the dog will come when you call it, but a cane 
won't.

Jennie Facer wrote:
> That doesn't happen much at all, at least it hasn't to me.  It has only
> happened once.  They will, however, give you the harness if it is off of
> your dog even though you know where it is.
>
> Jenn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Haben Girma
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:20 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Here's your dog!
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>
> Sometimes when I'm at the counter at a store or cafe, I"ll deliberately 
> drop my cane by my feet so I can fish into my backpack to get my wallet. 
> And sometimes, like today, when I've finished my purchase and am putting 
> everything away in my backpack, a staff member will come around to pick 
> up my cane and hand it to me. Now, I knew exactly where my cane was. In 
> fact, I could feel it by my foot! I was going to pick it up right after 
> I put my wallet in my backpack. The staff member was either very eager 
> to help, or worried that I wouldn't be able to find my cane.
>
> Now I"m wondering, do any of you have similar experiences with dogs? Do 
> people in the public say, "here's his harness!" when you already know 
> exactly where your guide dog is located?
>
> Haben
>
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