[nagdu] commands

[Shannon Dyer]

Lol. This happens all the time. Sometimes, Caroline will start to sniff someone, usually because they've petted her or made eye contact or something, and I tell her to "leave it". People think I'm telling them to leave the dog alone, and they either apologize or get mad. This doesn't happen so much if she's trying to sniff something on the ground. It mostly occurs when another person is involved.

Shannon and Caroline

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On Nov 5, 2011, at 10:58 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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