[nagdu] teaching the public

Sun Apr 7 17:51:28 UTC 2013

Yeah!  They not only "get it" they remember forever!  On some visits to my 
family in Ramona during the time my nieces were in high school - I was 
living there some of the time - I'd see some of the kids who I spoke to way 
back when they were in kindergarten.  They still remembered me coming to 
speak to them and they observed good manners around guide dogs due to what 
they learned from me then.

One of those kids was a litle boy who obsessed about falling in holes after 
I talked about what can happen when someone distracted the dog while I was 
out.  I had said something about if the dog wasn't watching where we were 
going, I could fall in a little hole in the sidewalk or on the street.  It 
was so funny and I wanted to really laugh with that kid but the teacher was 
taking his antics as being a class clown and I didn't want to encourage it 
by my joining him in laughter although I really wanted to.  He was bringing 
the little boy out of me! LOL!  I loved it!

Kids are the most fun to talk to becausse they "get it" and they want to 
learn - unlike the idiot adults we run into at times who don't want to 
learn.

Lyn and Landon
"Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like 
asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eve Sanchez" <celticyaya at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] teaching the public

>I do disagree about little kids not understanding intelligent
> disobedience. I think that is one of the best lessons that they often
> think is cool. Explain it with an example. You want to cross the
> street and the dog says 'no'. You insist and the dog continues to
> refuse. Suddenly a car zooms by letting you know that if you had
> stepped out you would have been smashed. Kids love the graphics of it
> and they will remember that and go home to shar it with their
> families. It also gets their attention so you could lead into the
> 'whys' of you not wanting the dog distracted by others and why they
> should ignore the dog. They will absorb. At that age, they are little
> sponges. Smaller groups would be beter though if possable so that you
> could field some questions and they feel like you are talking to them
> specifically.Blessings. Eve
>
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 6:02 AM, Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>> I'd see if you can do your presentation multiple times for smaller 
>> groups.
>> Perhaps you could go to each classroom, instead of one giant assembly? 
>> 500
>> second graders in one huge mass isn't going to be ideal learning 
>> conditions.
>>
>> Keep it super simple and straightforward.  Little kids aren't going to 
>> get
>> concepts like intelligent disobedience.  Try to give specific examples 
>> the
>> kids can relate to...my dog stops at the top of a set of stairs so I can
>> find the top step with my foot.
>>
>> HTH
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: A.J. LaPointe
>> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 6:58 AM
>>
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] teaching the public
>>
>>
>> I would like to also hear from others that do presentations with their 
>> dogs.
>> I am going to do a presentation this month for the Triton School System 
>> here
>> in Mass for about 500 2nd graders.  Please send me your comments as to it
>> will be appreciated and help me do the best I can.  Andy and Shubert
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Eve Sanchez
>> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 12:35 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] teaching the public
>>
>> Tomorrow there is a canine fashion show being put on as a fund raising
>> event for a new K--9 for the Yavapaih County Marshalls. There are many
>> silly things going on to get the community happy. There also some
>> educational things going on to enlighten the community. First on the
>> agenda is a presentation by yours truly on guide dogs. I did a
>> presentation with my dog just last week during a dinner and know that
>> there is an upcoming presentation on the schedule with a local church
>> group. In other words, I am busy becoming an ambassador and educater
>> about guide dogs and guide dog users. I am sure that many of you have
>> done these types of things also and would love to hear about your
>> experiences. It is not that I am some great speaker or anything. I
>> just get asked. Also, in my community, there are a total of three
>> guide dogs. WE JUST DONT HAVE THE NUMBERS
>> I would really like to hear about what you all do with your dogs, not
>> to compare, but to get more ideas of how we could all get involved and
>> what others do that might be good ideas to borrow on. Thanks, Eve
>>
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