[nagdu] I got yelled at

[Steven Johnson]

No, you were not yelled at, you were interfered with.  Public understanding
of how a guide or any service dog functions, is not based on what we know as
handlers, but rather from a humane standpoint as that is all they know from
their viewpoint.  Of course, they are generally those who have trained dogs
for 25 years as well:)

Steve



-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:34 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] I got yelled at

I got yelled at yesterday for correcting Ben.  He crossed the street fine,
then he took the opportunity to sniff the lightpole, and I yanked his
leash, and some guy said I was very mean.  Well, I could have been wrong,
and Ben could have been stopping for all the people at the curb, but he'd
sniffed every lightpole he was near so far on our walk, so I was probably
right.  I could have tried a verbal correction instead, but Ben usually
laughs at those.  I did give a brief explanation, but we were both zooming
on our separate ways.  Of course, after the guy yelled at me, Ben pulled
over at his usual spot and relieved himself, and was excellent after that,
earning many Good Boys!  But the guy will never know that.  Not that I
especially care, but it was annoying.
I sure wish Ben could always be the dog he is after he's relieved.  Before
he does, he's a sniff monster.  But, if I try to relieve him first thing,
before we set out, he sniffs around a bit, then just stands there.  He
wants the walking to get the old juices flowing.  But it's pretty
aggravating for me, because he wants to walk and sniff until he's gone,
and I just want to walk. I've put up with it for almost 5 years now,
because otherwise Ben is very good, but I sure won't miss it when he
retires.
Tracy



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