[nagdu] bad handlers

[Larry D. Keeler]

Maybe write me off list. I'm curious as to how that works, being deaf Blind 
and working dogs.  I am totally blind, my wife is a permanent wheelchair 
user and my daughter is almost totally deaf.  I'm just curious as to how it 
works together.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Pawpower Pack" <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] bad handlers


> Cindy, very well said.  I'm deafblind and so, can't police people as much 
> in public.  If someone wants to pet her, I may not notice.  This means 
> that I put extra time in training my dogs to ignore people petting or 
> calling to her.  I also have a breed of dog which is known for being very 
> loyal to their person and pretty much not caring about strangers.  This 
> makes my job easier as Laveau doesn't really get excited about strangers 
> and especially with the extra training, she ignores everyone.  She works 
> for me and is safe and that's what matters.
>
>
> Rox
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 16, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Rox, I would have to agree with you. I pretty much don't let people pet 
>> my dog in harness, but I judge the situation and make decisions on it; 
>> then I put him at sit and make sure he's not doing anything untoward. 
>> Mostly it is just easier not to allow it. I believe we ought to be 
>> careful about judging handlers in sweeping statements and calling them 
>> "bad handlers." I would think I would prefer to hear someone say 
>> something along the lines of "I never allow someone to pet my dog because 
>> I was trained that way and I just feel that for me it is better." I don't 
>> say much about what I do with my dog here because I don't want to be 
>> judged, and I think we all do pretty much what makes us comfortable. If 
>> our dogs are working well for us and we are traveling from Point A to 
>> Point B safely, and if those dogs aren't causing trouble out in public, 
>> then I think at the end of the day that's all that matters.
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>>
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