[nagdu] Changing my Petting Policy

[Larry D. Keeler]

Well Tami, I kept having this woman follow me around wanting to pet Holly. 
She was a little goofy and apparently wasn't getting it. I'd been really 
nice to her and I said what I eventually did in a really nice way. She asked 
me for about the fortieth time and I piped up with, if I can pet you than 
you can pet my dog! Well, she never asked again! Of course I was being 
absurd on purpose just for that reaction. I wonder what I would have done if 
she offered! Probably died right on the spot!
----- 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: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Changing my Petting Policy


> Julie,
>
> It seems I get fewer pet requests since we moved away from dog-friendly 
> Portland. Folks here seem pretty well educated about working dogs, 
> although there are very few moving about. I would have thought it would be 
> the other way around. /shrug/ Of course, I'm not passing as many folks per 
> outing as I did in the city with its greater population density, so that 
> probably makes a difference, too. I get the impression Mitzi appreciates 
> being allowed to do her job and mind her own business more, so that she is 
> less interested in interacting with people who do want to pet her. Anyway, 
> local culture and number of people per square mile do seem to play a role. 
> I know her poodle adorability can attract a lot of attention, and the fact 
> that her "back-off" look is more cute than scary.
>
> Tami
>
> On 04/29/2014 01:07 PM, Julie J. wrote:
>> Just out of curiosity, how often do you guys get asked if someone can
>> pet your dog? and how often do people pet without asking?
>>
>>> From reading the messages, it appears that others are getting a lot more
>> requests to pet and petting without asking than I experience.  I'm going
>> to venture a guesstimate that I get a request to pet at a rate of once a
>> week or maybe once in two weeks.  People who pet without asking are
>> rare, maybe 2 to 5 times in a year.  Although Monty makes it difficult
>> for people to pet without asking because he will move away from
>> outstretched hands.
>>
>> I'd love to know what it is that makes such a big difference in the rate
>> of interest/petting.  Is it the location?  the behavior of the dog?  the
>> demeanor of the handler?  how dogs are viewed in the community?  some
>> sort of service dog education program in the schools?
>>
>> I am really curious,
>> Julie
>>
>>
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