[nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"

[Lisa belville]

Yep, been there, done that.  I graduated college in 1999 and even now people 
who remember me will call Katy Hunter.  Scary.


Hey, guess what! guess what! guess what! Aww crap, I forgot!
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Hicks" <bob at seeinghandassociation.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"


> Hi Mark.  I had the same experience 25 years ago.  After 4 years on 
> campus, everyone knew Nicholas, but very few ever knew my name.  Good 
> luck!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bob Hicks
> Access Technology Specialist
> Seeing Hand Association, Inc.
> 304-232-4810
> <bob at seeinghandassociation.com>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:21 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"
>
>
>> Hello fellow guide dog handlers,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have only been amongst your ranks for a few weeks; however, I have 
>> noticed a wonderful benefit of having a dog on a college campus. The dog 
>> is a total chick magnet. Although I am always trying to tern this to my 
>> advantage, I am as yet unsuccessful. It would appear that I am only the 
>> geeky side kick to the dog. People remember the dogs name, and say hi to 
>> him, by his pseudonym of course, but hardly acknowledge me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Are I alone in this experience, and what tips and suggestions having you 
>> found to do the following?
>>
>>
>>
>> 1.  Somehow get people to leave your dog alone long enough to do what you 
>> are trying to do in the first place.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. When you have the time, get people to pay attention to you for more 
>> than 10 seconds.
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. Petting in harness. How to avoid. I tell the people not to pet the dog 
>> when he is working, however this is seldom successful. I don't want to be 
>> rude because it is typically cute girls cooing over the dog, however, 
>> techniques must be successful.
>>
>>
>>
>> 4. As sort of a continuation of 3, because of my saying "no petting in 
>> harness" whenever he is off harness I am mobbed.
>>
>>
>>
>>  5.. What to do about people who are absolutely terrified. I seem to have 
>> a hilarious scared the life out of someone moment about once a day.
>>
>>
>> I look forward to reading your comments on this post. It should be quite 
>> amusing.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
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