[nagdu] Do you ever get angry with our dogs and how to controleit?

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Lisa,

That's funny.  Mitzi gets annoyed with me for sure when I don't do things
right, and she lets me know pretty much the way I let her know I'm getting
aggravated.  Big sigh.  Let's do it again until you get it right.  Then a
reward for good behavior.  So I guess we're even.

She feels no guilt whatsoever, the obnoxious creature.  /lol/  So I get to
feel guilty for both.  /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Lisa Irving
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 4:46 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with our dogs and how to
controleit?

Wow! You really sound very genuine and quite loving. You're doing just fine.

Our dog guides are, at times, just like precocious children. Even reasonable

and caring parents blow a gasket  occasionally.

I get irritated, and sometimes, quite riled at Bernie's behavior. The door 
swings both ways. I'm guessing he gets annoyed and vexed at me too. We get 
over things pretty quickly. I don't know if Bernie is able to experience 
what guilt feels like. I do guilty quite well for the both of us. Really, 
BREATH slowly and evenly, and do what you're doing.

Lisa and Bernie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ioana Gandrabur" <igandrabur at gmx.de>
To: "NFBnet NAGDU Mailing List" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 12:41 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with our dogs and how to controle it?


> Hi all,
>
> I just had a frustrating incident with Loyal exactly repeated 2 days in a 
> row. First time I was annoyed, next time I got upset but tried to not act 
> angry.
> He just did his nr 2 and I was trying to position myself to mark the place

> when this small barky dog comes along. Loyal who basically never lurches 
> towards other dogs in harness decides to dash towards it and I fell on my 
> butt luckily not in the stuff I was supposed to pick up. I made him sit 
> and accepted that I would not be picking up that time.
>
> Today the exact same thing happens except I did not fall. I did obedience 
> and tried to act calm but I was really angry for some minutes and also 
> being upset at myself for being angry because Loyal is really so willing 
> to please and easily affected by my mood.
> How do you deal with being irritated with your dog?
>
> Take care and thanks for listening to my rambling.
>
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