[nagdu] commands

[Julie Phillipson]

well this is an interesting topic.  It leaves some room for a humorous 
exchange between you and the other person involved and opens the door for 
some interaction and education.  How about instead of apologizing you just 
say *"Oh know I was talking to my dog*."I would think it would nudge the 
person into feeling pretty foolish and owing you, an apology.  What I find 
curious is why do we feel like we are always the one's that are some how at 
fault and need to do the apologizing?  Just my thoughts.  I've had this 
happen before but its not been a big deal and no I don't apologize for 
talking to my dog.  It would be like someone talking to their child and me 
thinking they were talking to me.  Just a simple mistake.  .

Julie Phillipson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 9:58 AM
Subject: [nagdu] commands


> 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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