[nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogs and howtocontroleit?

[Steven Johnson]

Julie,
Gotta love those comments from the general public who assume the dog is in
training.  I genrally say, yes, they are in constant training, or perhaps
something a little more sarcastic like, nope, I am the one he is training,
and I am having a hell of a time understanding what he is trying to tell me
as he talks with a lisp. 

Steve & Misha who communicates with me by grunting!  

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie J
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:22 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogs and
howtocontroleit?

You know just yesterday I was leaving a coffee shop with friends and Monty 
refused to go forward.  He does this sometimes and it aggravates me to no 
end.  Usually it is because there is something that he feels requires 
caution about half a block ahead.   All I need to do is take the leash in my

right hand, gesture forward with it and give him a bit of encouragement. 
The entire event from stopping to going again occurs in about a second and a

half.   Yesterday though, someone passing says, "oh, he's in training." 
That really aggravates me.  It's like he's supposed to be perfect every. 
single. second.  And honestly I don't consider stopping a mistake, it's just

being overly cautious

I walked to the end of the block with my friends.  Monty stopped at the 
curb.  I told him to turn left so we could line up with where we needed to 
cross.  One of the friends says, "he didn't turn."  Like that was a mistake.

He isn't supposed to turn.  He does sometimes if it's a very familiar route,

but I don't expect it.  Still it aggravates me that we are constantly judged

and found lacking.

Both very small things and not worth my energy.  I know, but I do think that

sometimes it's good to vent.  It keeps me sane and it helps others know they

are perfectly normal for getting irritated too. *smile*

Julie




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