[nagdu] commands

[Tami Kinney]

That's interesting, about the trainer's take on saying the dog's name 
before every command. I started out doing that, saying Mitz this or 
Nitzi that, but then I just started dropping the Mitzi unless I happen 
to think of it. I did not do that for any higher purpose or deep 
understanding of behavioralism in guide dogs. I just happen to be 
absent-minded and lazy. /lol/

I hope you didn't think I was criticizing you for apologizing. I 
actually really like nice people and have a lot of friends who fall in 
that category. Why they are friends whith an obnoxious twit like me, I 
have never figured out. /grin/

Actually, I'm always  interested to learn how others view and respond to 
those weirdnesses we face from the public as guide dog users or even 
just as blind people At first, I was pretty befuddled by the sudden 
oddities in the behaviors of people around me, since as far as I knew, I 
hadn't changed at all. I just had this one little issue I was learning 
to deal with and having to find other ways to do some things. But I was 
still me. Why couldnt' they just keep on being them? /lol/

Tami 11/05/2011 03:13 PM, Marsha Drenth wrote:
> When I went to Seeing Eye, my instructor told me that using emma's name all
> the time, she will start to tune me out. Not that she doesn't already. So
> this why I don't use her name first when in giving a command.
>
> I guess I am just too nice in that I apologize. Yes I too wish I would run
> into the "I don't like dog" people. It would make things easier.
>
> Marsha
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 5:30 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] commands
>
> If people are ahead of you, they probably aren't noting if you are looking
> at the dog, or at least that's my guess. I will have to be more aware of
> whether I am using the dog's name.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Nov 5, 2011, at 4:19 PM, Julie J. wrote:
>
>> I put this sort of thing in the category of people talking on the phone.
> I think we have all been in a situation where we thought the person was
> talking to us and they were actually on the phone.  A simple, "I was talking
> on the phone" or in this case, "I was talking to my dog." is sufficient.  I
> don't apologize.
>>
>> I don't get much of this though.  I do use Monty's name with most
> commands, but not all.  I also tend to look toward him when I am addressing
> him.
>>
>> Julie
>>
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