[nagdu] Changing my Petting Policy

[sheila]

it happens alot with us at doctor's offices and some at church. It seems 
to happen when standing still or sitting and not much when actually walking.
On 4/29/2014 8:30 PM, Nicole Torcolini wrote:
> The place that I seem to get asked often is at the doctor while I am waiting
> in the waiting room. This is actually a rather good environment for petting
> as there is my chair and then there is the chair of the person doing the
> petting. Lexia stays in my area, even when she is being petted.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J.
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 1:07 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Changing my Petting Policy
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> 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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