[nagdu] Is your dog your best friend?

[solsticesinger]

I get that thing about how Caroline must be my best friend. I wonder how 
pathetic people must think I am, as if I don't have any human friends. Then, 
I just sort of sigh and try to shrug it off. People think what they think 
and there's not a lot I can do about it.

Shannon and Caroline
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogs 
andhowtocontroleit?


>I get irritated with Landon when he walks real slow with no pull in the 
>harness.  Then he pulls when he knows we are going to the Naval Hospital to 
>do our dog program there!  I know his priorities! LOL!
>
> What I don't like even less than, "Is he in training?" is when people say 
> to me, "Oh he such a great friend for you - is he your best friend?" like 
> the poor blind guy has no human friends and companionship! 
> AAUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!! I tell them that he is my best CANINE friend so they 
> know that I also have good HUMAN friends.
>
> I've spent a lifetime of being "on display" so it doesn't bother me much. 
> I conduct myself as a mature and decent person so they can get a GOOD 
> picture of how blind people can be rather than the negative that some 
> folks I know who do a great job of showing the public their bad behavior.
>
> Have a greart day.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 5:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogs 
> andhowtocontroleit?
>
>
>> 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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