[nagdu] curious about street names for dogs

[Meghan Whalen]

I haven't found it makes much of a difference for my dogs, but there are 
some people who just really bother me a lot if they know my dog's name.  
Like you, I teach my dogs to ignore petting, talking to etc, because I 
can control my dog's reactions much more than I can control how everyone 
will react to my dog, if that makes sense.

Meghan
On 10/2/2012 9:51 PM, Julie McGinnity wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> This topic was brought up a few days ago about Marsha's dog, and I was
> curious about the use of fake(street) names for guide dogs.  Have any
> of you done this?  Was it successful?  I have never considered doing
> such a thing because even though it can distract my dog if people know
> her name, it is equally distracting when they make eye contact with
> her or make noises at her.  I never thought giving out a fake name
> would really solve the problem.  I have just tried teaching my dog to
> ignore such distractions.  So have any of you found that your dog is
> less distracted if people don't know the name?  I'm curious.
>
> I hope everyone had a good Tuesday.
>