[nagdu] posts and petting

[Larry D. Keeler]

I do give Holly's name out. I also tell folks that if they call her she will 
get corrected for paying attention.  Most understand but, of course, not 
all.  I explain her harness as her working uniform and when she has it on, 
she is working for me!  Sometimes while waiting for a cab at church or 
something, I take her harness off and let the kids pet her.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eve Sanchez" <celticyaya at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2013 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] posts and petting


>I have a false name for the public. This way I do not come across as
> unwilling to share and Taylor does not pay attention to the name calling.
> In one sense I think the refusal to give the name is better, because it
> gets the point across that you do not want them communicating with the dog
> at all. I am almost ready to go there I think. At least I have been
> thinking of it for a while.
>
> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 7:58 AM, Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I also have a shepherd. I tell everyone his name is "John" similar, to 
>> but
>> yet not his real name. At my university, everyone wants to pet my dog, 
>> and,
>> I figure it's a losing battle to stop it. So, I just correct him when he
>> gets distracted by the petting, and let people do what people are going 
>> to
>> do. Some battles are just not worth fighting.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsha Drenth" <
>> marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
>> To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" <
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 7:36 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] posts and petting
>>
>>
>>  Sorry to all those who have had posts bounce for some reason, its
>>> cclearly on the list side. I will drop the NFB.net owner a line, to let 
>>> him
>>> know what is going on. Be patient until things are fixed.
>>>
>>> Now about petting, with my previous guide I had a sign, but no one pay
>>> attention to it. and she was a shepard. I loved it because it held poo
>>> bags. I made the mistake of telling lots of people mma's name. With my
>>> current pup, very very few persons know my pups name. No one at my
>>> university knows. I even had someone ask me recently on Capital Hill 
>>> what
>>> her name was, and I politely say I don't give out her name. I have been
>>> home 4 months, and I think I have had 2 people pet my dog without 
>>> asking.
>>> In my opinion it has to do with the name thing, maybe I come across 
>>> rude,
>>> but its my way. *shrug*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Marsha drenth
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