[nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogs andhowtocontroleit?
Lisa Irving
lirving1234 at cox.net
Fri Mar 4 05:33:00 UTC 2011
Yep, Bernie does the mog along pace and it burns me at times. His, I'm bored
pace tends to be the norm-- how aggravating. New routes, wow! I love to walk
new routes with Bernie. I use the commands, let's go, or, hup, hup. About
the only thing I've, thus far, found to speed up my pup is to do what I call
jog steps. It's stop and go. Now that the nose planting is pretty managed,
his pace is my only gripe. I welcome your advice.
Lisa and Bernie
----- 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 11:46 AM
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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