[nagdu] They know the dog is working?

Tue Dec 30 21:49:45 UTC 2014

Depending on who it is and what i am doing, I'll sometimes show people why. 
For example, kids. Most kids know about the dogs but some do not. I explain 
that just like a policeman or fireman my dog wears a uniform while she 
works. Then, if I have time and am not doing much except waiting for a ride 
or something, I'll take off the harrness and show the kids that, yes, 
holly's personality changes when the uniform commes off! They usually get 
it. For some reason, this concept is somewhat harder for adults to grasp 
although I haven't a clue why? Ann Arbor also has a lot of animal rights 
people who claim to love dogs and can't concieve why we actually work our 
dogs and have rules for them. What an idea! ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Rupert via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Nicole Torcolini'" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>; "'NAGDU Mailing 
List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] They know the dog is working?

>I do not know how to say this without point-blank being rude, but I flat
> tell people
> please do not bother my dog, he is working. When someone reaches their 
> hand
> and I feel my dog's head move or his body language changes, I just say
> excuse me
> but the dog is working. Now I do have somewhat of an advantage over some
> guide dog users
> as I do have some vision and can tell when people are approaching and that
> my dog
> has been distracted. The big thing is you have to be able to say to the 
> dog,
> leave it, no, give it a correction with your leash, and do not be afraid 
> to
> make it obvious
> that you are correcting your dog by snapping the leash hard. I know this
> might sound excessive to some
> but I am on my second dog, I live in a small rule community where everyone
> knows everyone
> and after five years they have finally got the idea that I get the right
> away at corners and I do not
> want them talking to or trying to pet my dog. There I did I deleted all 
> the
> all the that guide dog foundation reference out of it okay
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole 
> Torcolini
> via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:16 AM
> To: 'Star Gazer'; 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide 
> Dog
> Users'; 'Deanna Lewis'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] They know the dog is working?
>
> Rebecca, you missed the point. Abigail  knows what she wants. And, no, 
> just
> because someone knows what he/she wants does not mean that that person 
> knows
> what to do.
>
> Nicole
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer via
> nagdu
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 7:27 AM
> To: 'Deanna Lewis'; 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
> Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] They know the dog is working?
>
> Abby,
> Figure out what you want. Do you want these people interacting with your
> dog? If so, how and when.
> Figure out what you want and then you'll know what you need to do.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deanna Lewis 
> via
> nagdu
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 10:25 AM
> To: Abigail Bolling; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
> Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] They know the dog is working?
>
> 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
> "Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart, and just let the 
> music
> play." (Julie Anderson Diamond)
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