[nagdu] Intelligent disobedience

[harold leigland]

hi Tracy, my last dog Anna once did not cross the street though there was no traffic, a guy across from us kept yelling to go and what a stupid dog I had, suddenly a car came speeding around a delivery truck and trailer parked on the corner, of course the guy apologized. Hal 

----- Original Message -----
From: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 11:08 am
Subject: [nagdu] Intelligent disobedience

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> Sometimes I get mixed up about exactly where I am, and tell Ben to do 
> something dumb, like turn to cross the street before we get to the 
> crosswalk.  He says No, and I insist, and he insists back, and, after 2 or 3 
> times, I finally get it through my fat head that this time he is right and I 
> am wrong, and I tell him how great he is.
> I know all guide dogs do intelligent disobedience, but do they all insist 
> when their silly user persists in wrong-headedness?  Or is this a special 
> feature I need to remember to mention, when it comes time for New Dog? 
> Actually, I did just tell Seeing Eye to put it in my record that I need a 
> dog who insists, but I wonder if it really goes without saying.  But then, 
> some things I think go without saying apparently don't.
> So, do all guide dogs insist in disobedience, even in small things like the 
> right place to cross the street?
> Tracy
> 
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