[nagdu] Doggie Paws

Lisa belville missktlab1217 at frontier.com
Fri Apr 20 01:52:47 UTC 2012


yeah, it's hard to hear their howls of pain, but what's better is the whole 
mushy gushy "Oh, I didn't see him there," Yada Yada Yada.  I understand a 
dark dog on a dark floor in a dark room, but in a well lit classroom in 
broad daylight is a bit harder, though I think it's just a case of people 
not used to seeing dogs, and the dog just not even making it past their 
cursory glances.


1st Law of Procrastination: that which can be done will be done . . . 
TOMORROW!!
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggie Paws


> 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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