[nagdu] Hello

[Kody Keplinger]

I also go by the book.  No one touches Corey but me when she's in harness,
and I'm pretty strict about it. (Unfortunately, some people refuse to
follow my rules and think "I just can't resist!" is a good excuse.)  The
ONLY time I've allowed someone to touch her in harness was on an airplane.
I had to go to the bathroom and there wasn't going to be room for her in
there with me. We're a new team and she's never flown before, so I was
worried she'd get upset/not stay if I left her alone. I allowed the flight
attendant to wait with her outside the bathroom and pet her if the dog got
nervous while I was in the bathroom.  I didn't even feel great about doing
it this way, but I didn't really see another option, and it didn't seem to
impact her behavior for the rest of the flight (no getting excited every
time that flight attendant passed or anything.) But yeah. that's been it.
Other than that, no touching.


On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Kelly Snyder <kelly.snyder428 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I go by the book, sorry! When a dog is in harness, they are working,
> an extension of the person so no touching (unless something is wrong
> with the dog, then I will remove the harness if needed.)
> Kelly-
>
>
>
> On 4/20/13, Ken Ace <ken at acenovels.com> wrote:
> > That depends. Is he/she in harness? And it also depends on your dog. If
> you
> > go by the book, NO TOUCHING WHILE IN HARNESS. However I spend the
> majority
> > of my time at the VA and there is NO way I am going to deny a Vet access
> to
> > my dog. But Ace doesn't seem to show ill effects from being petted,
> praised
> > or what ever by Vets. So I break all the rules in that regard.
> > Ken & Ace
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> lrsj89 at aol.com
> > Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 7:24 PM
> > To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
> > Subject: [nagdu] Hello
> >
> > Can you let some one pet your Guide dog if he or shee is setting or
> laying
> > down?
> >
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