[nagdu] Scary guide dogs

Mark J. Cadigan kramc11 at gmail.com
Sat Jan 21 20:43:22 UTC 2012 

Tami,



As I said, a lot less intimidating.



I have only seen my dog's "back off" look once. He gave that treatment to a 
drunken homeless man who was hassling me for money that I was not going to 
give him



Watch the drunk run. Haha.



----- 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: Saturday, January 21, 2012 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mark's dogs


> Mark,
>
> OMG! I'm scared now! /lol/
>
> Let's see, I'm 5 ft. 5, slender and a total Shirley Temple clone... My 
> poodle is 54 lbs. of leg and big dark eyes in her black, black curls...
>
> Nope! Not scary!
>
> So you see why I cannot take people seriously when they get all screamy 
> and squally with fear of us! /lol/
>
> Then there was the time we were in the midst of a public poodle mugging... 
> And finally, a nervous voice from well back in the crowd of admirers I was 
> trying to fend off asked breathily, "Is it a *pit bull*?"
>
> It's probably a good thing I busted up laughing too hard to talk because 
> all I could think of to say was, "Yes! The long-nosed, curly coated kind! 
> They're the ones that are *really* dangerous!" Probably this would not be 
> the best thing to say in front of a crowd because it would give the wrong 
> impression of guide dogs or something.
>
> Fortunately, the rest of the admiring fans had picked up quite a bit of 
> information and explained it all to the fearful one. Whew! I don't think 
> anyone was noticing me and my struggles to get my mirth under some sort of 
> control. /lol/ Is it a pit bull? Honestly!
>
> Poodles also stare at people, but because they do not have the fearsome 
> rep and because their eyes protrude a bit and are more almond shaped and 
> tilted, it just makes people coo more. Only people who know poodles 
> recognize Mitzi's "back off" look for what it is and back off. She has 
> somehow learned to work the cute and the eye contact to keep people from 
> being so intrusive. I'm not sure how, but we seem to be pretty slick at 
> crowd management these days. Whew! People still stand around and ask 
> questions ad infinitum and all, but they at least are not standing on top 
> of us with their hands in the curls! Sheesh!
>
> There are days when I would much prefer to look dangerous.
>
> Funny that your dog's obedience would scare people.. But I guess you're 
> right. It's the police dog reputation, along with the tall guy with a buzz 
> cut... So I wonder what their guilty consciences are telling them to worry 
> about. /lol/
>
> Tami
>
> On 01/21/2012 11:14 AM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>> Tami,
>>
>>
>>
>> A cute curly poodle is far less intimidating than an 80lb male shepherd.
>> My dog also stares at people witch people find unnerving.
>>
>>
>>
>> Another thing, you are far less intimidating looking than me. Picture
>> me, I am about 6ft tall, clean shaven with a buzzed short haircut, and
>> don't often smile. Then add a dog that looks like a police dog. Several
>> people have asked me if my dog was a drug dog.
>>
>>
>>
>> People also find it scary how obedient my dog is. Even when not on
>> harness he walks on heal. Sometimes he will even walk at heal off leash;
>> however, I don't do this often, except when visiting people in my dorm.
>>
>>
>>
>> People associate obedient dogs with law enforcement.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- 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: Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mark's dogs
>>
>>
>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> I always grin maniacally at them and then ignore them. /lol/ Okay, not
>>> as many people are terrified of a cute, curly poodle as they are of
>>> GSDs. Mostly my problem is that they are too unafraid and I have to
>>> protect my dog from them. Sheesh! Wanna trade? NOT! /lol/
>>>
>>> When other people insist on trying to make me responsible somehow for
>>> their irrational fears, I find myself wondering if I should let them
>>> in on the news: There's this new kinda doctor and all, based on some
>>> things that were discovered just yesterday by some German guy or
>>> something... Ford? Fraud? Um.. Oh! Froyd! /lol/
>>>
>>> Take a pill!
>>>
>>> This helps me with the maniacal grin, you see, and keeps me
>>> entertained while I'm grinning.
>>>
>>> Hard to have an intelligent dialog or even light elevator chat with
>>> someone when they're screaming about your dog's attacking them while
>>> failing to notice a very important detail about that... The dog, I
>>> assume, was not attacking them?
>>>
>>> Good grief! What kind of kids do they send to that school of yours
>>> anyway? Don't they have some requirement that an accepted applicant
>>> for schooling have, say, a brain?
>>>
>>> Well, you're getting your feet wet in all the extra fun parts of being
>>> a guide dog user, aren't you. People need to get over themselves, they
>>> really do.
>>>
>>> Tami
>>>
>>> On 01/21/2012 09:32 AM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>>>> Dan,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sometimes, when people get too interested in my business or watching 
>>>> me,
>>>> I give them the one fingered salute.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Everyone loves my dog; however, someone is apparently making noise. My
>>>> response to them is likewise the one fingered salute.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I challenge anyone with a problem with me to grow a pair of balls and
>>>> tell it to my face. However, this won't happen, instead, people will
>>>> continue to go behind my back, and cause administrative problems for 
>>>> me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Some people are so terrified of my dog; they refuse to be near me. I 
>>>> was
>>>> asking directions from the security guard, and this girl refused to 
>>>> come
>>>> in, just standing outside in the snow. She did not come in to I left.
>>>> Lol.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A girl was in the elevator with me, and shrieked the entire way down.
>>>> Because she was afraid that the dog would attack her.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> People are so stupid.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:13 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mark's dogs
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Honestly, the way these guys seem to be carrying on it's as if no
>>>>> one had
>>>>> ever had a pet dog or a guide dog before...dogs going to the
>>>>> bathroom on
>>>>> sidewalk, imagine that..and oh my god, a little discoloration, my God
>>>>> what
>>>>> is the world coming to.
>>>>> You are just so inconvenient to the college population I'm so sorry
>>>>> for your
>>>>> college that they have to undergo the inconvenience of having you
>>>>> there with
>>>>> your guide dog.
>>>>> That, of course, was sarcasm for those who don't know wit.--smile
>>>>>
>>>>> Plus the fact that you must be feeling like you're being stared at all
>>>>> the
>>>>> time, it doesn't help your stress level.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of marilyn
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 11:57 AM
>>>>> To: nagdu
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Mark's dogs
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Mark,
>>>>> Since you are still in training with your dog what does the trainer
>>>>> recommend you do since he is aware of the situation?
>>>>> Since you are picking up after your dog I would carry a bottle of
>>>>> water and
>>>>> after the dog goes spill the water on the spot where the dog went.
>>>>> Or you
>>>>> can carry a baggy of baking soda and just put some down after the dog
>>>>> goes.
>>>>> it not only absorbs order for number one but will absorb the urine and
>>>>> will
>>>>> help with the marks left after you pick up the number 2. I use that
>>>>> a lot
>>>>> in the summer when I am out with Anna where she goes to busy.
>>>>> Marilyn and Anna
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