[nagdu] people who persist in petting

[Larry D. Keeler]

Mary, I recently told a young woman that if she persisted in trying to pet 
Holly, I'd pert her!  Did she ever get offendeed!  But, of course she backed 
off quick and that is what I was aiming for!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Wurtzel" <marywurtzel at att.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] people who persist in petting


>I think people are really good about not trying to pet my dog because there
> are a lot of guide dog teams here in town.  I hear parents all the time
> telling kids that Filix is a working dog.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tina Thomas
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 1:05 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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