[nagdu] people who persist in petting

[Larry D. Keeler]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Natasha Baebler" <guidingpaws at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] people who persist in petting


> Julie, Marie doesn't like strangers touching her- especially in harness. 
> So when someone asks to pet, I say no she isn't fond of strangers touching 
> her. If the human has been rude enough to pet without asking, or worse, 
> say they know but, all being polite has been forfeited. I won't be nasty, 
> but I will stand up for miss M. I use my no-nonsense "teacher/nanny" voice 
> and say "please don't. You are endangering us." Or if need be just leave 
> it at a firm "please don't" and immediately tell Marie to hop up. If I can 
> tell the person is really a dog/animal person I will say "please don't. 
> You are getting her in trouble." That has worked really well for 
> goo-goo-gah-gah gushy people as heaven forbid they would get the cute 
> doggie in trouble! If they come back with something like "oh she should 
> know better," I say something like "yes. And you are making it harder for 
> her."
>
> I really advocate using as few words as possible when standing up for your 
> dog/saying no petting. People loose the message if there are too many 
> words.
>
> Natasha
> guidingpaws at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 24, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys.
>>
>> I'm curious.  What do you all do when people persist in petting your
>> dog.  I do not allow people to pet Brie, and generally, this is not a
>> problem.  I just tell whoever is asking (or petting anyway) that she
>> is working, which means I do not allow people to pet her.  I can
>> usually leave it at that.  But there are a few people who I see at
>> church and school who say things like "I know.  I'm going to pet
>> anyway."  In fact, one of those lovely people decided to pet Brie
>> while we were crossing the street.
>>
>> I don't want to be rude and create a problem, but I'm not sure how to
>> tell them in a polite way that I don't want them petting my dog.  I am
>> also not sure if they would even listen at that point.  Part of me
>> also wonders if it's even a problem, since Brie doesn't generally get
>> distracted by this.  She only gets distracted by people she knows, and
>> those people know better.  What do you guys do?  I know I'm kind of
>> obnoxious when it comes to people petting my dog, but when she is
>> working, she is my mobility tool, not a dog on display for others to
>> play with.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Julie McG
>> National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
>> Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
>> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
>> and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
>> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
>> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
>> life."
>> John 3:16
>>
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