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

[Julie J]

Steve,

I'm stealing your line!

It's odd that when Monty does something a bit nutter, but not horrible, I 
get, "oh, he must be in training."  But when he does something that he's 
supposed to it still gets interpreted as wrong.  I just wish someone would 
notice when he does something brilliant!  People ooh and aah when he does 
something routine like stop at the top of stairs, but no one says a thing 
when he does this amazing ninja maneuver to keep us from becoming road 
pizza.  Crazy.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogsand 
howtocontroleit?


> 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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