[nagdu] Greeting People while in harness

Tue Apr 23 16:29:31 UTC 2013

Oh, no! Be afraid... /lol/

I'm thinking that next summer will be the time to acquire a puppy to 
train as Mitzi's replacement, so I'm starting to try to get myself to 
think seriously about the traits I want that Mitzi has and those I might 
want to be different... You know, maybe something with a bit less of 
that poodle nonsense? But the more I think about it, the more I realize 
that the things I like about Mitzi so much all add up to that poodle 
nonsense... If I had a dog that took the job seriously without all the 
dancing and prancing and goofiness, I'm sure I wouldn't know what to do. 
/grin/

Tami

On 04/23/2013 08:58 AM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> Tami,
>
> Motley does the same thing as Mitzi, and he's a poodle too!!
>
> Guess they're alike! Lol!
>
> Chantel and Motley.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tami Jarvis
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 11:45 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Greeting People while in harness
>
> Hey, Sarah!
>
> Mitzi poodle does something like that, too, wanting to take me over to
> chat with folks, especially folks I know. At first, this made me crazy.
> Then I realized that it's kinda nice to know when friends and
> acquaintances are there to greet, since I want to greet them, too. /smile/
>
> So basically, I just started toning her down by treating it like any
> other distraction, which is what you seem to be doing. But now we kinda
> have a communication so I know she's pointing out a "friendly." I can
> tell by her little veer and dance, at least usually. We're working
> through that little routine again, though, because of all the visiting
> in the retirement center and post acute care and all... I don't have the
> heart to crack down on the residents about petting and all when she's in
> harness, since she's really good about getting back to work. But now
> they are all our good, dear friends, apparently. /lol/ I have no idea of
> my way around the new wing where my Dad just moved because of all the
> extra zigging and zagging we seem to do. Some of it is going around slow
> moving folks with walkers and wheel chairs, but some is saying hello to
> people who must touch the dog... Very confusing! But we're getting our
> new sctick down.
>
> Anyway, it sounds like you're doing the right thing by just treating it
> as a distraction. I wonder if that need to say hello to everyone we know
> is a poodle thing?
>
> Tami
>
> On 04/22/2013 10:41 PM, Sarah wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I was wondering what I should do about Wizard's people distractions.  I
>> rarely ever let people pet him while in harness. But whenever someone
>> talks to me, or talks in our general direction, he tries to take me over
>> to greet them.  He tries to drag me over to people if he knows them real
>> well such as my mom or aunt.  What do you think I should do besides just
>> pulling on the leash when he gets excited?
>>
>> Sarah and Wizard
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Shannon Dyer <solsticesinger at gmail.com
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:31:52 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Hello
>>
>> I think this is a matter of personal preference.  I don't usually allow
>> my dog to be petted in harness.  Obviously, people do it without my
>> permission from time to time.
>>
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>> On Apr 20, 2013, at 7:24 PM, lrsj89 at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> Can you let some one pet your Guide dog if he or shee is setting or
>> laying down?
>>
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