[nagdu] Here's your dog!

[Haben Girma]

How often would you say this happens?

Tamara Smith-Kinney wrote:
> Haben,
>
> It's happened to us.  Or someone will try to help by taking my arm too guide
> me and grabbing the handle out of my hand at the same time.  "Here!  I've
> got your dog."
>
> Oh, thank you, thank you.  Mitzi doesn't let people take her unless I give
> them her leash, and for anyone but me, it is hands off for the handle.  I
> feel pretty much as she does about the arm grab, so such misguided helpers
> find themselves doing quite a dance trying to corral us while we avoid
> recapture in our attempts to reunite!  Once Mitzi and I are back together, I
> put her behind me, face the person squarely and do some educating.  /smile/
>
> I've pretty much decided that next time this happens, I'm going to grab the
> other person's arm to keep him/her from chasing my dog around and just let
> Mitzi come round to me, since that's what she will do anyway.
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Haben Girma
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:20 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Here's your dog!
>
>
> 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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