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

[Sheila Leigland]

We know a bus driver that is afraid of dogs,

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Irving <lirving1234 at cox.net>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 12:17 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nagdu] How do any of you deal with small children wanting	totouch your guide dog

I spent more than a decade, in one capacity or another, working with 
children of all ages and all kinds of ethnic backgrounds. From my 
perspective, I view kids and dogs somewhat globally. That is, especially the 
very young children, and children previously traumatized by dogs, I want, 
when I have time, to let them see that they don't have to be fearful of 
dogs. I hear, typically, African American moms tell their children, leave 
the dog alone or it will bite you! It's a delicate walk to discern when to 
gently interject and when to zip my lips and keep moving.

Lisa and Bernie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] How do any of you deal with small children wanting 
totouch your guide dog


>I don't think you were wrong. Petting while in harness is definitely a 
>personal preference, but I have always had a hands-off-my-dog sort of 
>policy. Plus, I'm not a huge child person. So, I explain to people that 
>she's working, and that I don't want her to be distracted. Sometimes, it 
>upsets kids that they can't pet my dog, but I figure it's not the end of 
>the world. There will be plenty of things to upset them in life, and my dog 
>isn't there to keep them from getting hurt feelings.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brittney N. Mejico" <brittneymejico at verizon.net>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:29 PM
> 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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