[nagdu] harness signs

[Nicole B. Torcolini]

If there is selective hearing, is there selective seeing? 

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Of Audrey Farnum
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 7:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] harness signs

I use a sign showing a hand petting a dog with the univvversal no symbol
over it.  The sign also reads "Please don't pet working dog".
I have found that it does help.  It won't stop everybody though.
There are still plenty of people who only see the dog and nothing else
or they just don't think the no petting applies to them.   I  am
always amazed by the people who approach me and say "I know I'm not supposed
to pet your dog but..." all while they are petting my dog.
Then I explain it to them and they say "Oh I know, but (insert lame excuse
here).  So ridiculous.  Anyway, I probably wouldn't bother with the sign
except that it is also a zipper pouch and very handy for carrying things.
The sign does stop some people so it's not totally worthless IMO.

On 9/13/09, Linda Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I used to use a harness sign with the picture of the hand and the 
> international "NO" symbol on it that GDUI used to sell.  I've even 
> made my own signs.
>
> I didn't find that it worked.  People see what they want to see and do 
> what they want to do regardless of any signs - look hpow they treat 
> traffic signs!
>
> I just treat people like a distraction I have no control of like they 
> were a squirrel or something (grin!).
>
> Linda and Landon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 8:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] harness signs
>
>
>>I had a sign when I used my first guide, a yellow Lab, and I'm not  
>>sure it made all that much difference. Granted, I was using a yellow  
>>Lab and people tended to be drawn to the dog anyway, but still. I was  
>>constantly asking people, sometimes politely and other times not so  
>>much, if they read/saw the sign. Some probably did, but most that I  
>>asked directly said they didn't notice it, or thought it didn't apply  
>>to them. A sign is a good idea, but I'm not sure it really makes that  
>>much difference in the long run. I do agree that pictures tend to get  
>>the point across better than fancy or cute wording though.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> On 9/11/09, Meghan Whalen <meghan at n-republic.net> wrote:
>>> The one I have has an image of a hand reaching to pet a dog's head, 
>>> and then the universal crossout sign for "NO!"  I figure everyone 
>>> understands pictures.  I've only had it for a couple of weeks so 
>>> far, so I'm not sure how great it is or isn't.  In the past I've 
>>> had:
>>> Ignore me, I am a working guide dog
>>> Do not pet me, I am working
>>>
>>> People just thought it was cute and asked my dog if she wrote it
herself.
>>> This way, there's nothing cute about it.  It simply says, 'hands 
>>> off, I'm not yours for the petting.  Stop there.  Don't touch me. NO!"
>>>
>>> I like it.
>>>
>>> If I coudl have whatever I wanted, it might say:
>>> My friends call me Kujo
>>> I'm still hungry
>>> mmm...flesh...
>>>
>>> Honestly though.  I think images are better than words...think 
>>> people process them faster.
>>>
>>> Meghan
>>>
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