[nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"

Fri Jan 27 21:04:19 UTC 2012

Sure you will!  I'm a really good at traveling and I was nervous.  But I 
found it quite easy!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at suddenlink.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"


> Hi Bobby,
> Thank you! I have not found much difficulty with training so I'm very 
> confident that I'll do just fine on my test walk next week.
> Best, hannah
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of Robert Harris
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:23 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"
>
> My message got cut off or moused automatically so here goes;
>
>
>
> Part of my message got mouse moved without me knowing it: here it is with 
> addition;
>
>
>
>
>
> 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. No my dog never ever leaves my side 
> especially on any travel:0)
>
>
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> Finally; When someone talks to my dog now I answer back in a doggie type 
> friendly high pitch soft voice “hi Puppy” answer “hi nice person” it works 
> amazingly:0) I started doing this with Kirstin after I had her for a few 
> years and kept doing it.  Woman, “hi doggie”, my answer “hi nice lady stay 
> away from my master he is a very bad boy”.
>
>
>
>
>
> bobby and TGIF Prince
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Robert Harris/R5/USEPA/US at EPA
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
>            Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Date: 01/27/2012 01:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"
> Sent by: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
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