[nagdu] They know the dog is working?

[Marsha Drenth]

Nimer,
Please watch your language on the list. We do have young members, and although I am sure they have heard of such language, I don't think their parents would appreciate such on this list. remember, all posts can be googled. 
Thank you, 

Marsha drenth  
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> On Dec 29, 2014, at 10:32 AM, Nimer Jaber via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I tend to have a different spin on things...right or wrong I don't know,
> but it has worked pretty well for me nonetheless. I'm going to say what
> I'm going to say and if you can take away something from it, feel free.
> If not, than ignore it.
> 
> I deal with individuals that make comments, distract my puppy and
> generally interfere with his work on a daily basis. Education just
> doesn't work, and being too blunt generally results in the label of
> "asshole". I'm at a point now that if he's not actively guiding, even if
> he is in harness, I'll bring him to a sit and allow them to pet him so
> long as he doesn't get out of control. It takes slightly more time out
> of my day, but it hasn't affected his ability to listen to my commands
> as I keep up on obedience and it results in less annoyance and
> frustration in my day. This results in less stress for both of us...me
> because I just had to deal with a dumb human and him because he's
> picking up on my emotion. The end result is that if I go somewhere where
> I'm going to be around familiar people, I expect distraction from them,
> but I don't so much mind it. He doesn't go crazy anymore begging
> attention from anything that moves, and they get their puppy fix. It
> inconvenienced by having a couple of extra minutes taken out of my day,
> but the end result is that we're both happier and we get to move on with
> our day as if nothing happened.
> 
> Adios.
> 
>> On 29-Dec-14 09:24, Deanna Lewis via nagdu wrote:
>> Hi Abby,
>> Hope you had a great Holiday too and have a happy new year!
>> I get this a ton, and I used to just ignore the people and give Pascal a correction if he was getting distracted. A week or so ago, I was at the grocery store and some guy was walking by and he said to the dog, "Oh, I see you are working, so I won't pet you." But, then he started to make clicking noises and continued to talk to Pascal! I told him  politely that the noises and talking to him was still distracting to him and his work. I don't think he cared, some people... GRRR
>> Anyways, I think you did the correct thing. We can't control the idiots out there, but we can control the dog when they get distracted. 
>> Also, since the people at your Mom's work are like family, maybe you might want to allow a few minutes for people to interact with Jada out of harness. But, if you're in a public place, that may be hard to do.
>> Hope this helps!
>> Deanna and Pascal
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Abigail Bolling via nagdu
>> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 10:06 AM
>> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
>> Subject: [nagdu] They know the dog is working?
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> I'd like to start this out with saying I hope you all had a great holiday. And hope the new year is good for you and your furry friends.
>> Now I have a serious question for you all?
>> My mothers employees are almost like family. Mother has been at her place of employment for over 30 years, and her staff all love dogs.
>> 
>> This one woman walked up to Jada this morning and started trying to get jada to play with her.  Jada was in harness, and since we were in public, I corrected her for reacting. The woman then continued talking to jada saying "sorry puppy. I didn't mean to get you in trouble, I know I shouldn't be talking to you because you're working."
>> 
>> What do/would you guys do in this situation? Since this happens every time I go to work with my mother. 
>> 
>> 
>> Abigail Bolling
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