[nagdu] Meetings Between Dogs

[Tracy Carcione]

I think a good rule is to keep my dog close to me, unless everyone has 
agreed that's not necessary in a given situation.  Not that I haven't 
sometimes gotten distracted and let the dog wander around at the end of his 
leash, but keeping him close is a good goal.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Jarvis" <tami at poodlemutt.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Meetings Between Dogs


> Thanks, Larry! Also thanks to everyone else who has weighed in on this 
> subject.
>
> It seems like there are no hard and fast rules except to show respect and 
> talk first to find out each other's boundaries, then abide by the 
> boundaries. Well, and ensure your own dog abides by the boundaries. So 
> just generally be an adult. /lol/ And take responsibility for your own 
> dog.
>
> Seems so easy... But we all have our peeves, don't we? Thinking about my 
> own, as well as those of others, it really does seem to go back to the 
> human factors whether both dogs are completely perfect or one or the other 
> or both is super imperfect. It's how the humans handle any situation that 
> really matters.
>
> Tami
>
>
> On 09/12/2013 08:50 AM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>> My pet peeve is that other folks think differently about dog meetings. 
>> They feel that there dog can do whatever it wants to where as your dog 
>> can't! I've had folks with both pets and service dogs march up to me and 
>> try and have them meet Holly! Holly sure doesn't mind but I sure do! 
>> Usually this happens whil working. And, when I control or correct Holly 
>> tghey have the nerve to get mad at me for not letting my dog play! And of 
>> course, they do this without asking! On a similar not, but this time 
>> concerning meetings with humans, I think I offended swomeone yesterday! I 
>> was on the bus and a man kept talking to Holly. I explained that if he 
>> continued Holly would get in trouble! He did stop but kept going on about 
>> how we were unfair to our dogs because we wouldn't visit folks or sniff 
>> them! I did explain to him about those things being distractions and in 
>> the case of sniffing, sometimes offensive but He just k3ept rambbling on! 
>> Anyway, the point is whether human or dog, there has
>  to be ag
> greed on rules for encounters. First, ask!!! You bring little Fido and let 
> him run under Holly's nose while trying to work her and I'll talk with 
> you! If you bring your dog over to my place, ask first at least. I'll 
> usually allow that but, if its a dod we don't know, I want to be here! 
> And, everyone thinks there dog is perfe4ct! They're wouldn't do anything 
> wrongg! I learned at Pilot that if you tease someone because there dog 
> cuts up, your probably next! And, every situation is different. Some dogs 
> don't really like other dogs. Some dogs don't like everone! And, some 
> folks don't know the difference between dog working and dog playing! Holly 
> has met several dogs who were also working and laid by a few. But, before 
> I put dogs together, I always ask the other handler or pet owner.
>> Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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