[nagdu] petting guide dog question

[Vivianna]

Hi julie,
is jetta a cropped and docked dobbie?  mine was and, the entire time i had her nobody wanted to pet her either.  it was great!  she worked for me until she was ten and a half.  with my current shepherd, someone has asked to pet her like maybe 2 or 3 times and, she is five and a half.
but, then again, i am one of those folks who does not want to talk dogs and educate the public all day long.  
i would do horrible with a breed such as a golden.  the public’s reaction to such a cute dog would absolutely drive me mad.  heh.
but, that’s why we have choices.

Vivianna
	
On Dec 1, 2014, at 7:21 AM, Julie J. via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Sometimes I let people pet and sometimes I don't.  If I don't want the person to pet, I just say, "no, but thank you for asking."  That's it.  I don't say anything about working or distractions or anything else.  I don't feel the need to provide any explaination or rationalle for my decision.
> 
> Interestingly, I have not had a single stranger ask to pet Jetta.   No drive by petters either, that I know of.  People I know have asked and I have allowed them to interact with her.   I could get used to this!
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> Julie
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