[nagdu] petting guide dog question

[Julie J.]

No, her ears are not cropped.  They look like Lab ears only a bit smaller. 
Her tail is docked though.  she is a black and rust Doberman.

Weird lady at Wal-mart yesterday...I think she was the cashier from the next 
check out.  anyway she comes up to me and asks what breed my dog is.   She's 
giggling like mad.  I tell her that Jetta is a Doberman.  she answers I 
thought so, still giggling like a lunatic.  I resume paying for my stuff and 
she wanders off. I still have no idea why being a Doberman is funny.

Most people ignore Jetta, which is very nice.  There is an occasional person 
who does a double take and then moves quickly in a different direction.  My 
husband fills me in on the details.  It's become somewhat of a hobby for us, 
predicting what insanity will occur on the weekly Wal-mart trip.

Julie




-----Original Message----- 
From: Vivianna via nagdu
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 7:30 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] petting guide dog question

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!
>
> Julie
>
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