[nagdu] How do any of you deal with small children wanting to touch your guide dog

[Peggy]

It's a personal choice, if you didn't want her to pet your dog, don't feel 
guilty for saying no.  Oftentimes I'll let small children pet the dog but 
explain why it's great that they asked.  Other people don't want their dog 
petted at all and it really is a personal choice.  If you explained that it 
was a service animal and was working and that you'd rather him/her not be 
petted at this time, then you did all you could.  Some people will be 
irritated no matter what we do so I wouldn't worry about it.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Brittney N. Mejico
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 8:29 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] How do any of you deal with small children wanting to touch 
your guide dog

Hi everyone,
The other day this lady got mad at me for not letting her 4 year old touch 
my guide dog.  I kind of felt bad afterwards, do you think It was rong for 
me to tell her no?  I tried to be as polite as Possible.  Do any of you have 
any tips on what I should next time that happens again.





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