[nagdu] Comments

[Danielle Burton]

I have to agree with Nicole on this one. Because ultimately our dogs are trained to disobey us if it is not safe I think in that way they are taking care of us but we also take care of them and teach them how to take care of us. Who wants a dog that they couldn't trust to guide them safely? Yes, it is annoying when people who don't have a clue say things about them taking care of us but in a way they aren't completely off but I also feel that time permitting it is our responsibility as guide dog users to educate the public about what our dogs do and do not do. 

Danielle and Willa 


> On Nov 4, 2014, at 11:32 PM, Nicole Torcolini via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Maybe once in a blue moon if the weather is absolutely horrible and you cannot tell which way is up and you are 110% certain that your dog knows where to go, but most certainly not the norm. And, no, it is not the fault of the dog if you get lost because you were not paying attention and the dog took you somewhere else.
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> Nicole
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 9:35 AM
> To: 'Lisa'; 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
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> Yes, Lisa, this is what a lot of people think, take the handle and hold on.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 10:53 AM
> To: Jody Ianuzzi; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
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> Hello Jody,
> 
> I definitely can relate to the situation you described when people tell your dog to take care of you. I hate that. Of course I know they don't want to be rude or stupid. They just want to say something nice, I guess. But it's just going on my nerves. Well, I'm a very new guide dog owner but already fed up with people's comments. The other day I walked across the train station and a woman said loud and clear: "He takes care of her. Otherwise she wouldn't get along." That was just so annoying. She didn't talk to me but to someone who was with her and I was only walking by so I couldn't really stop and explain how it works. But I have a feeling that most people seem to think blind folks only grab the handle and follow their dogs without doing anything.
> 
> greetings from Germany
> Lisa
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jody Ianuzzi via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 4:34 PM
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> 
>> My guide dog is an owner trained white shepherd named Walker. He is 80 
>> pounds and 27 inches tall.
>> 
>> I have also been told he is as big as a horse but my favorite comment 
>> is when people ask if he is a wolf
>> 
>> The comment I hate the most is when people tell my dog to "take care of 
>> your mommy."   I usually answer "his mommy takes very good care of him and 
>> taught him everything he knows."    Come to think of it I said the same 
>> thing when my children were growing up.
>> 
>> JODY 🐺
>> 
>> "Life begins where your comfort zone ends."
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