[nagdu] just when you think you've heard it all

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Sean,
I wonder if kids today aren't beeing raised with animals in the home like we 
were.  We were taught since early childhood that animals were real, living 
things that needed gentle handling.  To those nasty kids, my answer to their 
questions about kicking and hurting your dog, I'd ask THEM if I could kick 
or hurt THEM! LOL!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] just when you think you've heard it all


> Can they hurt your dog? What exactly do they mean by this?
>
> Maybe I don't want to know.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Feb 14, 2012, at 6:59 PM, Sean Moore wrote:
>
>> Never had that happen with Franklin and I run into some weird people in 
>> my area, but wanting to smell Franklin would be weird.
>>
>> Now I know of a few kids in my apartment complex who seem to always ask: 
>> "can I kick your dog?"  a girl about 13 - 16 or something, its just weird 
>> and well somewhat scary. Franklin just kind of stares at her and some of 
>> the other kids who are nuts or ask: Can I hurt your dog?
>>
>> If this is the future generation, then I'm scared and I'm 24, one of 
>> though those future generation kids.
>>
>>
>> Yours,
>> Sean and Franklin
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Julie J.
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:50 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] just when you think you've heard it all
>>
>> Okay you guys, this one is just crazy!
>>
>> Today I started teaching a truancy prevention/academic achievement
>> curriculum at an after school program for junior high kids.   The kids
>> were crazy, so I bribed them with getting to pet the dog if we got
>> through the program in time.  Not sure that was a good idea, but I'm not
>> used to groups of crazy kids.  Anyway we did get through the lesson and
>> had a few minutes to pet the dog.  I laid out the rules...one at a
>> time...be gentle...etc.  All was going great.  They were mostly
>> following the rules.  They were calming down.  I was answering
>> questions, what kind of dog is he, what can he do, does he go everywhere
>> with me...all the usual stuff.  Then I was asked this:
>>
>> Can I smell your dog?
>>
>> Really, I could not make this up.  Being at a loss for something
>> eloquent to reply with, I just spluttered sure.  And the kid then gave
>> Monty a good sniff.  I mean like he pressed his entire face to Monty's
>> side and inhaled audibly.  He thought Monty smelled nice, fresh and
>> clean. This has to be one of the weirdest encounters in all my guide dog
>> adventures.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
>>
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