[nagdu] Doggie Paws

Fri Apr 20 00:45:48 UTC 2012

actually, nearly getting stepped on a time or two did wonders for 
Mitzi's firm conviction that she *needed* to sprawl all over the place. 
/lol/ Fortunately, nobody got hurt, but she started being really good at 
figuring out how to be more out of the way. We still have a heck of a 
time in crowded places like the bus or train or in waiting rooms, where 
there isn't really an under. Often, when she shows me a seat, she will 
pick one where she can be tucked away but still watch the action. But I 
will remain permanently nervous about long, black poodle legs! /smile/

Tami

On 04/19/2012 11:29 AM, Lisa belville wrote:
> Oh boy, I had this issue in college, too.  Pretty much every desk has 
> one of those rack things people used to use for putting their books 
> and things on back in the day.  The best thing for me was to sort of 
> parallel park Hunter so he'd be positioned on his belly with his paws 
> tucked up under him as much as possible.  I'd also try putting him at 
> an angle so his head would be under the desk next to my feet and his 
> back part would be closer to the front of the desk where I could block 
> his paws if I had to.
>
> Hunter was a very long dog, though, and this wasn't always possible.  
> It sounds mean, but getting stepped on accidentally once or twice 
> actually illustrated the point to Hunter more strongly than I could by 
> keeping him tucked in.    Not saying you should let people tromp all 
> over your girl's feet or anything.
>
> Lisa
>
>
> 1st Law of Procrastination: that which can be done will be done . . . 
> TOMORROW!!
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juanita Herrera" 
> <juanitaherrera1991 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggie Paws
>
>
>> William, I don't use a backpack. I carry all my stuff in my purse, and
>> I'm not a big fan of placing my purse on the ground.
>> Robert, Thank you. I would do that if our desk chairs didn't have
>> anything under them. However, under the chairs they decided to put a
>> weird looking basket thing so it is hard to fit my dog.
>> Has anyone figured out a method to convince their pups to tuck in
>> their paws? Her body fits perfectly fine under my desk. The only thing
>> that sticks out are her paws.
>>
>> On 4/19/12, Robert Hooper <hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu> wrote:
>>> Hello all:
>>>
>>> At my university, I traverse a number of different seating 
>>> arrangements. In
>>> many class rooms, we have the standard table attached to chair 
>>> arrangement
>>> in rows. The chairs have no cross-bars, so I just shove Bailey under my
>>> chair. I also get a seat close to a wall. He likes to take up as 
>>> much space
>>> as possible, so he sprawls out a bit, however I've never really had the
>>> problems I anticipated. I recommend putting the dog under the chair. 
>>> I don't
>>> have to do any odd positioning with my legs or anything--they just 
>>> stay on
>>> either side of the dog. In a lecture hall, I lay him sideways in 
>>> front of me
>>> if he won't fit--it makes it hard for people to sit next to me on 
>>> either
>>> side, but oh well.
>>>
>>> Robert Hooper
>>> Hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu
>>> The Ohio State University
>>> 0653 Buckeye-Cuyahoga CT
>>> 653 Cuyahoga Court
>>> Columbus, Ohio 43210
>>> (740) 856-8195
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Laurel
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:22 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggie Paws
>>>
>>> Hey Juanita. Stockard loves to put her paws out and stretch out too.
>>> Sometimes I try to sit on the side of the class room, I'm in college 
>>> too,
>>> and there's usually not as much traffic on the sides. I also use my 
>>> feet to
>>> help keep her rained in. At GDB they had me put Stockard in a down 
>>> position
>>> on my left, so what I do is put her down on my left, and put my left 
>>> leg
>>> kind of stretched out on the other side of her. I let her stick her 
>>> feet
>>> out, but keep my foot on the other side of her feet so people see me 
>>> and
>>> step over. Some people get annoyed, but they all never seem to mind 
>>> when
>>> they realize why my leg is way out there, to protect Stocky's feet. 
>>> If I
>>> don't wanna sit in an uncomfortable way, then I just tuck Stockard's 
>>> front
>>> feet, because it's usually her front feet that shee sticks out, I 
>>> tuck them
>>> behind my foot and keep her feet between her and my leg with my leg 
>>> out over
>>> her a little bit.
>>> That might help too, just depends. But really it helps the most if 
>>> you sit
>>> on the side or in the very back or something maybe.
>>> Laurel and Stockard
>>>
>>> On 4/18/12, Hannah Chadwick <sparklylicious at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> It's probably because you're dog is humungous lol
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:06 PM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggie Paws
>>>>
>>>> I don't know why, however, people never step on my dog. It's not like
>>>> he will move either. If you are about to step on him, he will just
>>>> stare you down. Maybe people feel the eyes on them, look down, and
>>>> decide to watch there footing.
>>>>
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