[nagdu] petting guide dog question

[Toni Whaley]

Hello,

My policy is not to have people pet my dog when she's in harness. I used to tell them that the dog is working and shouldn't be petted. However, when the dog is lying under a table or chair when someone asks, their response is "She's not working now." So my current reply when people ask to pet her is, "No, she's on duty." If people ask furter, I explain that this is analygus to a uniformed policeman sitting in a restaurant having lunch. He is, in some sense,  not working. But he still is on duty. This seems to go over better. 

Toni

-----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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