[nagdu] petting and interaction.

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

        Dan,
Your dog will do dog type stuff. And you will have to realize that the type of play your dog engages may or may not spill over into work.
As for leaving your dog, you can certainly do this.
I've told this story on the list, but it was probably before you got here so I'll tell it again.
I got my first dog before my freshman year in college.  I was concerned about leaving her alone and swore I'd not do it. Then the Indigo Girls came to town and I very much wanted to go. So I went. And I'm glad that I did. Not going would have made me resent my dog.  My dog wasn't happy with me leaving, but it wasn't up to her.
I think you will know what feels right to you.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of daniel
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2013 9:17 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] petting and interaction.

hey guys, a recent conversation on petting brought this question to my mind.
As a person who is about to get a guide dog I'm worried about not being able
to ever leave my dog alone. I've read posts about how you have to limit the
interaction with other people for the first month or so, so the dog will get
attached to you and learn to follow your commands. But what about after
that? Can I ever leave him/her alone? Like for example If I'm in informal
settings with my friends and I want to step out for a second to do
something, do I need to worry about telling people not to pet him/her at all
(even if there out of harnis)?
I think what I'm really really trying to say is, (and I don't know how to
articulate this any more elegantly) can my guide be a real dog? like, do I
have to worry about her playing with other people too much?
Thanks for (hopefully) clearing this up a bit!

Dan


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