[nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"

[Tami Kinney]

Doesn't that just make you crazy? Sheesh!

Before I thought of a fake name for Mitzi, I noticed that she was pretty 
good at giving people the finger when they are not the boss of her. 
/lol/ Well, she's pretty good at giving me the finger, too, but since I 
am the boss of her, it doesn't get her very far. Then again, she's a 
poodle, so she's only doing it because she thinks it's funny. /lol/

So I just have always rewarded her for doing what she knows she is 
supposed to be doing instead of whatever some fool is telling her to do, 
and it's all good. She appears to think that is funny, too. She's pretty 
smug with herself, which frustrates people who think she should be 
minding them. Teehee. Obviously, I think it's funny, too. So there are 
me and my poodle just doing our thing and grinning like fools. The 
person who is giving orders to a working guide dog appears to get no 
validation whatsoever from his/her bad behavior. I feel so bad for 
them... NOT!

So I guess it depends on the dog. Some will obey anybody who gives them 
the right command. Others, not so much.

How is John doing these days? /grin/ Sounds like he is quite the campus 
stud. Good thing he has you for a geeky sidekick! /lol/

Tami

On 01/28/2012 09:56 AM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
> Tami,
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> I am so glad I gave everyone a fake name for my dog, because everyone
> calls him and makes noises at him incessantly.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 12:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dogs as "chick magnets"
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>> Maybe we should all take ventriloquist classes? /lol/ I've always
>> wanted to have Mitzi answer them, too. Maybe I should put some
>> practice into it? /lol/ Wouldn't that be a hoot!
>>
>> Tami
>>
>> On 01/27/2012 11:12 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>>> Oh, Larry, I have always thought it would be great to have a way to
>>> make the dog seem to be talking. People walk up to it and don't even
>>> say anything to you. They just say, "Hello, puppy!" I have thought it
>>> would truly freak them out if you could get the dog to seem to say
>>> back "Hello."
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
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