[nagdu] people who persist in petting

[Debbie Cole]

I don't know about other breeds but most labs I ahve seen or met when
i public places will beg "Pet me!" and wag those lovely tails of
theirs.  It's in their nature.  Frustrating or not I give a small
correction before a child gets to Leone and i firmly tell her "no"
"Focus!"  They are not pets they are working dogs that need to do
their job.

On 2/24/13, Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is very frustrating, I know.  Wizard gets distracted with
> anyone especially so have knows.  sometimes my mom persists on
> petting him in harness, but I'm not sure how to tell her without
> getting mad or disrespecting her.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:21:21 -0600
> Subject: [nagdu] people who persist in petting
>
> 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
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> life."
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