[nagdu] commands

[Marsha Drenth]

Hi List,

 

There was something mentioned on another list that sparked a very
interesting subject for me. Here is a situation for example. I am at school,
or out in the city or just traveling. Emma is sniffing something, and I tell
her to leave it, not in a loud voice but in a firm voice. I try to tell her
in a voice that she can only hear and that will not draw attention to me.
But to my surprise there is someone around. And they think I am speaking to
them, to leave me and my dog alone. I am not speaking to them, but they
become offended. Then I have to apologize. 

 

Does anyone else have this happen? Or am I the only one? 

 

Emma comes from the Seeing Eye, I use commands like: Leave it, Hop up,
Fouie, Right, left, inside and outside are just some of the commands I use. 

 

If the above situation happens to you? How do you handle this? And if it
does not how do you give your pup commands? 

 

I think the next dog I receive I will be teaching and then using commands in
another language. My reasons for this, that if I tell my dog a command, I
also do not want others to know what I am telling her to do. As some of the
sighted people around me have said, "No, no don't correct your dog, she is
being good." Or "no, no you need to go here or there, you should go to the
elevator." 

 

Interesting topic for discussion,

Marsha