[nagdu] harness signs

Tue Mar 9 13:12:44 UTC 2010

now there is the honest one in the group. I must confess that I too enjoy it
when people take notice of my handsome lad. I do stop to let him take in the
praise at times, though I always take his harness off. Now before you all go
mad about that, it is a conscious decision I make and am willing to make for
my dog and all the good work he does, I feel that if time allotted when I
take the harness off it reinforces the work thing and out of work thing for
the dog. It also embarrasses  the petting offender and they always insist I
not go to any great lengths, which always allows for a honest and open I
really should bet t my meeting.

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
CEO/Founder
My Blind Spot, Inc.
90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
New York, New York  10004
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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 6:39 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] harness signs

Hmm...  Maybe someone should make a project out of finding a mutt-ugly
scurvy cur, slappying a guide dog harness on it and heading out into public
to see what happens?  /grin/  I've thought of designing a special poodle cut
to uglify Mitzi...  I could have the groomer do her all lopsided and patch
and stuff, then put odd dye patches on her here and there...

Whaddaya think?  Should I go for it?  /grin/

Or maybe someone could invent a spray, like that stuff that is supposed to
keep pets away from certain areas.  In fact, isn't it called "Pet Away?" or
stomething?  Maybe if we sprayed are dogs with anti-human pheromones we
could go about our business in peace? /lol/

Okay, so my dirty little secret is that I've sort of gotten to enjoy the
attention my poodle gets, now that we've learned to deal and move on.
Unless she's in hussy mode, in which case, I just have to deal until I can
make a graceful exit or haul out the jaws of life to separate her from the
bestest friend ever she just made.  /smile/  I figure I can embarrass myself
enough that I may as well let the dog find ways to embarrass me so long as
it makes everybody happy...  Sigh.  Maybe it has something to do with living
in Portland?  Part of me remembers the place as the oversized redneck town
of my youth; it's fun talking to long-time resident cabbies who remember it
the same way.  But in the past (I will not admit how many) years, it's grown
and changed along and now it's sort of...  Funky? Funny? Kind of getting to
be cosmopolitan but with a super progressive political bent and a strong
flavor of small-town friendliness.  It can make going out and about a lot of
fun, in a funy, weird way.

So long as one remembers to take into account the growing number of homeless
people with dogs of uncertain temperament downtown...  That population has
grown over the past few years, and while the scary dogs we've passed have
been kept under control by their ragged and dirty humans, it seems to take a
lot of effort from the human to keep the dog from going for my sweet
precious.  Yikes!  Still, with the housing situation here, as in so many
places, it's to be expected.  Sigh.  Otherwise, though, Portland is a pretty
cool place.

You just don't stand a prayer of going more than five steps without someone
saying something about your dog.  /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Albert J Rizzi
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:05 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] harness signs

What if we all got the ugliest dogs imaginable? Do you think that would cut
down on the petting distractions?

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
CEO/Founder
My Blind Spot, Inc.
90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
New York, New York  10004
www.myblindspot.org
PH: 917-553-0347
Fax: 212-858-5759
"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it."

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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Marsha Drenth
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 4:39 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] harness signs

Now here is where I have seen a improvement. My husband purchased me a sign
for my pup for the harness for Christmas, and she has been wearing it since.
Granted not all that long. But I have had only one person try to pet my pup
since. I don't think this person could read, and most likely had other
disabilities. Before, I had so many people try to pet her. I was trying and
just dreaded going places because of the number of people who wanted to pet
her. So in my situation, the sign has definetly worked wonders! 

JMO
Marsha  

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie J
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:43 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] harness signs was guide dogs

I don't think the signs make any difference anyway.

I have a sign on Monty's harness that says "Please don't pet me I'm 
working".  For folks who have difficulty with words there is also a picture 
of a hand reaching to pet a dog with a giant red slash through it.  You'd 
think people would get the hint, but they don't. I have noticed absolutely 
no difference in the amount of petafiles since I started with the sign.

Just today I had some guy reach out to pet Monty just as we're getting ready

to cross the street of all things.  He explained that he had been petting 
the dog in training on the college campus earlier.  As if that made it okay 
or something.  Torks me.  But Monty got my revenge, he backed up and gave 
the death ray eyeball look.  LOL  Go Monty!

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meghan" <meghan at n-republic.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] guide dogs

> No, they don't give you a sign for the harness, but you get cards that you

> can hand out.
>
> They make it clear that they discourage petting, but they advise you on 
> how to approach it if you are going to allow it, too.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Meghan
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jennifer L Finley" <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:28 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] guide dogs
>
>
>> Does the seeing eye have the please don't pet me signs?  Do they use 
>> anything to let the public know to not pet the dog?
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