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

d m gina dmgina at samobile.net
Sun Apr 10 21:54:33 UTC 2011


No is no no petting.
Can you get a portable crate for work?
Then the little feller has to mind his manners.
Just some thoughts.
You will get yourself into trouble if folks don't listen.
Falling off a curb or anything, because of the high of a pet.
this has happened to me, and I had to be stiff.
My safety came first.

Original message:
> People at work tell me that my dog is irresistible and they just have 
> to pet him and now I'm starting to tell them they need to resist the 
> urge to pet He likes to be petted but it winds him up way to much.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie J <julielj at neb.rr.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 8:14 PM
> 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

> A long, long time ago, I was with a friend who had a guide dog.  We were on
> a city bus and one of the other passengers asked to pet the dog.  My friend
> told her politely that no she couldn't pet the dog.  the woman went off,
> threatening to call the police and I don't know what all.  Some people just
> have issues.  *smile*

> Julie

> ----- 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 8:58 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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