[nagdu] buffets

[Julie J]

I don't eat at restaurant buffets all that often...food that has been 
sitting for who knows how long, kids who put the spoon back in the wrong 
dish, people breathing on the food...good times!  However lately it seems 
that every professional meeting I go to has a buffet.  I'm sure it's just 
the easiest and fastest way to feed the whole group.    I am going to 
experiment with looping the leash over my elbow or shoulder, length 
permitting, and see what works.  If the buffet line is moving to the left I 
think I can position Monty so that he'll indicate when the line has moved 
up.  If we move to the right I think I'll have to come up with some new 
scheme. *smile*

Perhaps we'll practice here at home.  I have a kitchen counter that will 
simulate a buffet nicely.

thanks again for all the ideas!
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] buffets


> My method seems to be to plan, worry, fuss, fume, plan and analyze some
> more...  Then get there and decide I'm not really that hungry because what 
> a
> hassle! /grin/
>
> It seems to me that the most logical technique would be to put your dog on
> heel, with your leash looped over your arm, on the side away from the 
> buffet
> table.  Then you can use the buffet table to shoreline your way around,
> while your hands are free to manage plates, food, etc.
>
> Using buffets with cane, I discovered that the above-mentioned stuff
> management takes so much of my concentration that I can't get the cane to
> behave properly and stay out of the way.  How I have not had a mortifying
> buffet disaster, I do not know, but I can cut it pretty close.  /grin/
>
> Also, if it's a busy buffet, there's all sorts of sound and movement
> distraction to sort through and filter out, since everyone is making noise
> -- except, far too often, the person in front of me that I keep bumping 
> into
> because I think they've moved ahead when they haven't.  Sigh.  At least I
> have not managed to ruin any said person's clothes.  Yet.
>
> So my hangup is that taking the dog around when I'm using both hands and
> have only a little attention to left over to make sure she's not taking
> advantage of my distraction would result unacceptable nose placement.  Of
> poodle.  My nose does have a habit of hitting the protective glass, 
> because
> even though I can't see what's under it, I can't seem to stop trying to 
> when
> I'm paying attention to other things.  Old habits die hard, I guess.
>
> Thus my method of sitting down and sipping water to nurse my wounded pride
> of having caved in to letting someone get my food for me...  Maybe one day
> I'll be brave enough to give it a go again -- probably in a more
> professional setting where the crowd is not so wild and woolly.  /smile/
>
> Let us know what you figure out and how it goes!
>
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 7:36 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] buffets
>
> How do all of you manage your guides while getting food from a buffet?
>
> I am familiar with cane techniques for this, but I'm still trying to work
> out the best dog handling techniques.
>
> thanks!
> Julie
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