[nagdu] bad handlers

[Natalie]

Amen to that.  I let only people and dogs that Liam and I know say hello to 
him for a minute or so, then it's back to work.  I hate when people pet or 
talk to the dog in harness without asking me first.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- 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 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] bad handlers


>I let people pet my dog in harness if she is not busy and if they ask.  I 
>never thought this made me a "bad handler."  I think it is not helpful to 
>make sweeping judgements about others.
>
> Rox
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 16, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Mariea Harris <mharris1979 at carolina.rr.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> I also can't stand people who totally treat their guide like it's a pet 
>> dog. Letting people pet it in harness and not re-working issues or 
>> automatically thinking it is the other person's fault if the dog bumped 
>> him or her into someone. Also, letting others verbally correct their dog 
>> instead of saying "Buffy is go after a cookie."
>>
>> -- 
>>
>>
>> Mariea and Valiant
>>
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