[nagdu] Some people are assholes

[debby phillips]

When I go on retreats, I ask if I can make an announcement at the 
beginning.  I tell everybody that this is So-and-So my Seeing Eye 
dog.  I ask them not to pet, especially if the dog is in harness.  
I then ask them not to feed my dog, and I tell them that if they 
do, when the dog is having diarhrea or barfing at three in the 
morning then it's them that I will call.  It gets a laugh, but 
gets my point across.  I have had pretty good luck with that.  
It's the person on the street that makes me mad, and I think part 
of it is fear.  If my dog takes something from someone, how do I 
know that it isn't something poison? I don't mean to be paranoid 
at all, but it certainly could happen.  There are some dang weird 
people out there.    Debby and Neena