[nagdu] commands

[Cindy Ray]

Well, I wouldn't apologize first off. I would just explain that I was speaking with my dog. Trust me, I have told my dog "forward" or "right" or "left", and people say, "yes, forward, or right, or left." As ofor people saying the dog is being good, sometimes that is true, but mostly that means "being good as dogs go." Dogs sniff; you, dear dog, aren' supposed to sniff. So I try to say, "The dog is not supposed to be sniffing you." "I think he smells my cat." It's really not their business if you are correcting I'd say. It seems to be another one of those instances where we educate educate educate, and often it doesn't do much good. I can't understand why someone would think you are talking to them if you are saying "leave it" to the dog. I would maybe say that if someone was discussing a topic that I wanted them to leave alone. 

Cindy

On Nov 5, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Marsha Drenth wrote:

> 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 
> 
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