[nagdu] posts and petting

[Tracy Carcione]

Ben's fake name is Benedict, which means blessing, or maybe blessed.  I 
don't think anyone has ever called him using that name, and, if they did, I 
think it's different enough that he wouldn't care.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rhonda cruz" <rhondaprincess at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2013 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] posts and petting


> Some times i say my dog's fake name is Ann.
>  it works vary well.
>
> On Feb 9, 2013, at 8:51 AM, d m gina wrote:
>
>> I understand what you are saying, where how do you keep your dog on track 
>> of traveling when he wishes to be petted.
>> When you know that he can be top dog.
>> I would have to call the school.
>> My dog shut down, wasn't going to work at all.
>> yesterday in the mall he did beautiful.
>> When he stopped and started sniffing, I said no sniffing keep walking.
>> he was so focused on getting threw a crowd that he really did do quite 
>> well.
>> I know this can be done, where I felt safe with his choices on how we had 
>> to get around displays and such.
>> Original message:
>>> 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
>>>> Sent with my IPhone
>>>> http://adventureswith2feet4paws.blogspot.com
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