[nagdu] an interesting conversation I just had

[Shannon Dyer]

Aleeha,

I'm really sorry you had to deal with this. It's bad enough when our dogs decide to goof off, never mind having someone who knows nothing about guide dogs sticking his two sense in.

Based on what you said here, I'd say you did just as you should have.

I hope you and Dallas can get your issues worked out. If I remember correctly, you're a fairly new team, which can be a difficult time.

Take care of yourself.

Shannon and the Acelet
On Nov 20, 2013, at 3:03 PM, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>  My main point of this message is to see what you all thought of a
> situation that just came up.
>  I was walking with someone, on my way from my genetics class to
> statistics. The minute we walked out the door of the biological
> sciences building, I knew Dallas was not at all focused. He was
> pulling left, nearly ran me into a pole, and being very sniffy. I gave
> a verbal correction, a "hup-up" and we made it to the mid-block
> crossing I had to use, which wasn't very far from  the building, We
> got across the street OK. Dallas veered a bit, but the "straight"
> command had him positioned beautifully for the up curb.
>  After going up the curb, Dallas seemed very distracted, so I
> stopped, gave a sharp correction, and tried to move on. The individual
> walking with me said "Hey, don't do that! I'm right here!" I promptly
> and rather sharply said: "If you weren't here, he's got to focus. I
> could've just gotten hit by a car because he was not focused at all."
> I got a grudging "OK" and we moved on.
>  Not ten feet later, Dallas pulled off like he had to park. He didn't
> have a regular stool this morning, so I let him go. Unfortunately, I
> dropped the leash accidentally and my walking companion grabbed it and
> would not give it back. All Dallas did was sniff, eat leaves, and chew
> on nuts, so, when I heard he had a nut in his mouth, I took the leash,
> grabbed the nut out of Dallas's mouth, and threw it away. Dallas never
> did park, so I tried to move on. My companion asked me if I had fed
> Dallas this morning, then went on to suggest that Dallas had
> intestinal issues because he was trying to eat grass and leaves. I
> told him that Dallas was just being stubborn and that he needed to
> understand that I would not take this garbage from him. This person
> said: "Well, right where you're correcting him is right on his
> jugular, and you don't want to mess that up." I attempted to explain
> the strength of the neck muscles, but this person just wouldn't stop.
> Meanwhile, Dallas wouldn't go anywhere, so I chose to take the
> person's arm and walk with Dallas at heel because I didn't have much
> time and it was evident that all Dallas wanted to do was eat. I tried
> to explain to this person that Dallas is a hard-headed dog and needs a
> good "tail-kicking." This person said "well, don't hurt him!" I cannot
> believe the ignorance of this individual. But was I right in what I
> did? Shis person left me with a nasty comment of "well take care of
> him." Like I don't love and deeply care for my dog. Oh, what a mess!
> Aleeha and the insolent Dallas
> 
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