[nagdu] petting guide dog question

[Danielle Antoine]

That depends. Depends on my guide's temperament and performance.
Depends on the person asking as well. I usually allow small children
and the elderly, with an explanation about petting if they haven't
already heard it. Usually, I forgo that though if my pup is able to
stay under control though. Generally, it's not the children who lack
understanding! Oh, I do aloow my dog's favorite friends to sinse they
are well aware of how I work my dogs and my expectations. At first, I
will remove the harness but usually relax athat once we have gelled as
a team.
 Lyn, congrats on you new pup. Have fun at TSE.



On 12/2/14, john sanders via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> hi, I'm 29 years of age.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 13:39, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> John,
>> It depends. My second dog couldn't handle it. She loved attention too much
>> and it didn't matter who she got it from.
>> My first dog, could, but what I found was that the humans couldn't. What I
>> mean is that I'd let someone pet the dog, and then they'd think that since
>> I allowed them to do it once, then they could always do it.
>> I found it was far easier to just say no petting and explain to the humans
>> why that was the rule though you don't have to explain if you don't want
>> to.
>> Also John, how old are you? If you're an adult, your parents don't get to
>> give you permission to get a dog. Their blessing and agreement will make
>> life easier because after all, they are your mom and dad, but they are not
>> the deciders on this issue. Only you are.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Sanders
>> via nagdu
>> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 10:40 AM
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nagdu] petting guide dog question
>>
>> Hi,
>> I have a question: I know that this topic has already been talked about so
>> I do apologize for reposting it.
>> I had talked with my parents and they said that they were ok with me
>> getting a guide dog.
>> My mom had asked me, if me and the guide dog were just sitting there and
>> the guide dog wasn't working, what would I say to some one who wanted to
>> pet him?
>> I remember a lot of people saying that while the guide dog is working,
>> people are not supposed to pet him.
>> I'm just wondering:  when your not working with the guide dog, do you
>> allow other people to pet them?
>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>> Sincerely,
>> John Sanders
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