[nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"

[Robert Harris]

Mark: Story real short skipping stuff:

Dog guides opened many doors for me but the bedroom door was all my
job:0)

Yes serious magnets:0) but they wait to see your personality and charm
kick in. Prove verbally that your not a broken person and that only your
eyes don't work, thats the dogs job:0) the ones that get it will um be
happy to lets just say spend more quality time with you and the dog:0)
watch out that the beautiful young lady don't fall for you, then ask you
to leave the dog and depend on her, that would be a huge mistake.  I
just say I spell MAN NOT BOY:0)

As for the petting in harness, I work with only my dog these days and
make him just work right through the pet, if someone blocks me they're
in big trouble but if they just reach out and pet even Prince the new
boy knows how to work around that.


From:	"Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
To:	"NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide
            Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date:	01/26/2012 07:22 PM
Subject:	[nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"
Sent by:	nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org



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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The more you work the dog the better he or she will become.
I have enjoyed the hiking conversations and just wanted to add my two
cents in,
I'm a huge huge cruise ship lover.  I've been on three one week cruises
and one two week cruise all with her greatness Clara. Can't wait to be
back at sea now with Prince.


Hanah, your test date is coming DUMDUMDUMDUM LOL two Bobby rules for you
to consider
1. If you don't know, don't go
and 2.  Pay attention %140 (difficult but you can do it)
When you get home life picks up about 10 times as fast with a new dog so
be ready for that and you won't be in doggie heaven no more:0)
rule 1 two and three. Petting, plus Praising plus Playing equals
performance.
God Bless and Keep you and Princess safe, happy and may your team over
flow with love cuz that makes life AWESOME!

This list while having some drama and confusion in it sometimes is a
fantastic tool for you that would have saved some of us 30 year users a
lot of head aches if it was around when we were kids.  Soooo, Having
said that I want to thank all that make this list possible and available
that takes quite a bit of work. I for one have to remind myself to thank
folks that do extra work.

bobby and TGIF Prince