[nagdu] Those dogs sure are smart!

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

I've had more people think I was talking to them when I was talking to my
dog.  /smile/  Sometimes instead of using "find," I will ask her "where is
it?" which she responds to just as well.  So I will stop for a sec to
re-orient and say, "Where's the elevator?" or something, and a voice from
nowhere will say, "Oh!  It's just down the hallway to your left!"  or "Here,
let me show you."  /lol/

Mitzi also follows given directions.  I'm always surprised at how many steps
she can grasp and remember.

Next time, I will try to remember to ask her politely to tel me where stuff
is.  /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Angie Matney
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 5:18 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] Those dogs sure are smart!

Has anybody ever assumed that you are talking to your dog when in fact you
are talking to them? This has happened to me at least once when I was asking
for directions. Apparently, the proper way to work a dog is to say, "Excuse
me, could you 
tel me where X is?"

Angie






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