[nagdu] Doggie Paws

Doug Parisian eggmann at shaw.ca
Sat Apr 21 14:12:55 UTC 2012


Well, take comfort, that little boy just gained himself the reputation he so 
justly deserves among your class mates.

Doug: these boots are made for walking, but not on my dawg.
----- 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: Saturday, April 21, 2012 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggie Paws


>A few people in class have already called him out on it, but he just
> doesn't care. My next step is to bring it up to the professor.
>
> On 4/21/12, Doug Parisian <eggmann at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Seems a real simple solution; obviously this dweeb is the absolute scum 
>> of
>> the earth and is purposely hassling you.  A simple discussion with
>> administration should cure this issue nicely.  Surely there are other 
>> class
>>
>> participants who are seeing this happen?
>>
>> Doug: behaving more like a shovel than that stuff in the barnyard.
>>
>> ----- 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: Saturday, April 21, 2012 12:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggie Paws
>>
>>
>>> There is this one guy who steps on her every single time we meet for
>>> class. I have told him so many times to watch out for my dog but it's
>>> as though it goes in one ear and out the other. It's quite
>>> frustrating.
>>>
>>> On 4/19/12, Lisa belville <missktlab1217 at frontier.com> wrote:
>>>> 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"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> 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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