[nagdu] people who persist in petting

[Meghan Whalen]

GSD stands for German shepherd dog. Don't worry, I asked the same thing, 
even when I first had one!

Meghan
On 2/25/2013 9:12 AM, Eve Sanchez wrote:
> What is a GSD and how does it work in preventing people from trying to
> pet your dog? Eve
>
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Tina Thomas <judotina48kg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello Dar- I too am not polite at a down curb or in the street. I guess one
>> good thing about having a GSD is that people are not just coming up and
>> trying to pet my dog.
>> Tina and the girls
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
>> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 6:09 PM
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] people who persist in petting
>>
>> In the street I will not be polite.
>> I don't have time to explain when I need to find the other curb.
>> I like the last part you shared
>> My dog isn't here for you to play with.
>> to that effect anyway.
>> When your friend starts to pet the dog in school, I would turn around and
>> walk away.
>> Even if you are at the rite place to be.
>> Just a thought.
>> Original message:
>>> 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
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>>> Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
>>> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
>>> and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
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>>> life."
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