[nagdu] Harness Signs Real and Imagined

[Tami Kinney]

Lisa,

I hadn't thought of your suggestion. I like it. Causes blindness, 
hehehe. /grin/

Well, fun and play and humor are good ways to educate, and I think there 
is even some learning theory about that. You know, educational games for 
children and all that. Heck, when I'm struggling through learning a new 
skill, I still just play with it and get way more bang for buck than if 
I knuckle down and only do grinding study. The grinding study is 
important, too, but... Sometimes, for me, it becomes self-defeating. So 
then I play and the grinding study is more productive, too, because then 
I can play better... /smile/

So I try the serious informative style of communication and education, 
then I end up giggling or saying something surprising or something. It 
actually can seem to help another person understand. Or they get huffy 
and go away because I don't take blindness seriously enough! Okay, so 
guess what that statement makes me do? You got it! I giggle. /lol/

Tami

On 01/26/2012 10:14 AM, Lisa belville wrote:
> My favorite Harness sign would say, in all bold Red letters:
>
>
> Warning! Petting This Working Guide Dog Causes Blindness!
>
> And yes, having a sign say something like "Dog doesn't bite, but the
> owner does" would be funny.
>
> Honestly, people have asked me if my little black lab bites. They asked
> me if My Golden/Lab cross was a Pit Bull, A Rottweiler, a Mastiff. . .
> People just aren't that observant even though they have the eyes.
>
> I'm all in favor of education, but the desire to learn and the emotional
> and intellectual abilities have to be there in order for real education
> to work. So why not have a bit of fun. If it makes people stop and see
> past the dog and the blindness, it gives us a chance to do some honest
> one on one educating and maybe make someone laugh in the process.
>
> Lisa And KT, who is most definitely a Lab
>
> Hey, guess what! guess what! guess what! Aww crap, I forgot!
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
>
>
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