[nagdu] petting guide dog question

[Tracy Carcione]

I do what Lyn does--treat petting as a distraction.  I was happy to get some 
drive-by petting in training; it gave me a chance to show Krokus that he has 
to ignore it.  I even asked a couple classmates to give him a pat in 
harness, so I could see to it he didn't get excited about it.  I figured 
other TSE students wouldn't be offended if I corrected my dog.
Krokus is a beautiful dog.  I know people on the bus will try to pet him 
when we stand up to get off.  So we work to stay calm about it.
Tracy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "L Gwizdak via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "John Sanders" <starmy22 at gmail.com>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National 
Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] petting guide dog question


> Hi John,
> As far as petting guide dogs, I learned long time ago that we can't 
> control other people anymore than we can control a loose dog or squirrel. 
> So, I treat this issue just like any other distraction we encoounter as we 
> walk with our guide dogs.  People like to do what I call "drive by 
> petting".  I simply teach my dogs that this is to be ignored as we are 
> walking.  Dog gets corrected just as if he was showing interest in other 
> animals or things as we walk.
>
> I do allow people to pet my dogs if we are standing around talking and I'm 
> not holding the harness handle. My dogs learn that they can either sit or 
> stand but not go wacky.  If I want to let a friend play a bit with my dog, 
> I take the harness off.  This works for me and all my dogs so far.  I 
> don't let others interact with a brand new dog for a time until I know the 
> dog better and it has had time to settle in with me as "top dog".  I am a 
> consistant handler and my dogs all learn quickly what is OK to do and 
> when.
>
> I'm leaving this Monday to fly to TSE. Did I read that you were going to 
> Pilot soon for a first dog?  If so, good luck to you.  You will learn all 
> you need at the school.  Be proactive and ask questions.  Pick the brains 
> of retrains there.  But do follow what your instructor says.  He or she 
> knows your dog well and they can give you insight in how to handle YOUR 
> dog.  Good luck to you.
>
> I will be MIA on all the lists while I am gone.
>
> Lyn soon to have new dog!!!!
>
> "Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like 
> asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Sanders via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 7:40 AM
> 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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