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

[Lisa Irving]

Cindy,

You may have read my take on kids petting my dog. I absolutely agree that 
the ADULT is the one with the problem if they can't deal with hearing, "no."

Today while riding the bus, a woman tried to cop a pet of my guide dog. I 
moved her hand away. She got bent. I ignored her. A woman sitting near me 
asked why I didn't want the other person to pet my dog. I knew the offended 
woman would hear some or all of my response. My response settled well with 
the inquisitive woman. I appreciate her final remark as she was exiting the 
bus. She said, "That makes sense." I hope the woman who was bent heard the 
conversation.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] How do any of you deal with small children wanting 
totouch your guide dog


>I would say it is the woman's problem. That is presumptuous for someone to 
>think that their kid or anyone else should be able to pet your dog if they 
>ask. That's just ridiculous, and I think you did what you felt you needed 
>to do. Let it go. <Grin>
>
> Cindy
>
> On Apr 7, 2011, at 8:53 PM, Peggy wrote:
>
>> 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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