[nagdu] Getting A Dog

[Larry D. Keeler]

Yah, thats aweful!  Its kind of like stealing your kid!  I have been known 
to twist a finger or two.  If someone asks to pet Holly while we are 
working, I explain what she is doing and why she doesn't get to be petted. 
Then, if they put a hand on her, I grab the hhand.  If its not a kid who 
doesn't really know better, I give it a squeeze and a twist.  Yes, I have 
been yelled at for such a thing but I figure if some touches me when I say 
no they get what they get and same goes for my dog!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire" <orleans24 at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Getting A Dog


> Hi, Harold,
> What an awful thing to go through, having your partner taken from you in a 
> bad way like that.
> Honestly, that's why I'm very lurry about who gets to know my dog and who 
> I will not allow to know him personally.
> Odie feels the same way.
> If it comes to people we both don't know, he won't allow unknown 
> individuals to touch him.
> I happened to be on the route9 bus going back home from 10th and Federal 
> Boulevard here in Denver, Colorado after Bowling League practice.
> While I had Odie lying on the floor up against the seat and securly tucked 
> behind my legs, I then heard a man diagnally across from me say, "Excuse 
> me, mam."
> The bus driver then asked, "Are you speaking to me?"
> The passenger answered, "I was talking to the lady with the dog."
> He then went on to ask, "What's your dog's name?"
> Bus driver asks, "Why is that any of that your concern?"
> I just told the passenger that I call my dog Big Boy and it was all over.
> I didn't blame the bus driver for her response as she likes to make sure 
> that the ADA passengers who do have service dogs are kept safe and no one 
> tries to mess with the four-legged furry pawsengers on the bus either.
> She also told me that  she watched the guy closely and to her, it looked 
> as if he was going to try to come up and pet my son.
> A good command I have established with Odie is to tell him "go with 
> him/her" only if it is his daddy, well-known friends, veternarian staff or 
> groomers that I feel comfortable with and can trust.
> As for a service dog being stolen and depending on each state, that's 
> actually a federal offense crime as much as it would be for carelessly 
> murdering one.
> Although I've personally have never experienced that type of theft, to me, 
> it still is sad and disgusting.
> My hopes are that you don't ever go through that again.
> Blessings,
> Bibi and Odie
> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
>
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