[nagdu] people who persist in petting

[Tina Thomas]

Hello- I really don't have problems with people petting my dog. I was just
agreeing with Dar about taking a hard line with people when they have tried
to interfere with me and my guide. 
Tina and the girls 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of consuelo johnson
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 4:40 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] people who persist in petting

I don't really have that problem to much, because I'm working a davenman
pitcher,  but when I had my gsd people did approach us to much because that
thought that she was a police dog.  Have you try using a sign to let people
know not to pet your dog.  You can purchase these sign from gdui or some
school offer them for their graduates.
Consuelo and zoey

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tina Thomas
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 12:05 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] people who persist in petting

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
> 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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