[nagdu] Interesting Weekend Adventures

[Danielle Antoine]

Good dog Diamond.


On 9/28/14, Shanna Stichler via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here are some Diamond stories for your reading pleasure. I hope. :D For
> anyone new to the group, Diamond is my 2.5 YO German Shepherd that I
> trained. As a warning, this post got a bit longer than I thought it
> would, so grab a sandwich or a drink or something before reading.
>
> All of these took place over the weekend when we attended what I've been
> calling, well, a hippy concert festival. There were many drunk hippies,
> and also there were high hippies, which just so y'all know, intoxicated
> hippies and service dogs are not a good combination, ever.
>
> In any case, Diamond did very well at the concert itself. It was
> outside, naturally, and there were I think 10,000 or so people present.
> Her behavior and guiding could not have been better, and I think she
> really did me and owner-trained dog guides proud, getting lots of
> admiration from the masses. Actually, there happened to be another dog
> at this event that was trained at a well-respected school, and my dog
> did far better in terms of dealing with the chaotic and loud environment.
>
> Aside from generally being awesome, poor Diamond had to put up with a
> lot of stupid. There were lots of people who petted her without
> permission, and she didn't care about them at all, remaining focused and
> businesslike while being mauled by random strangers. One woman went so
> far as to grab Diamond's face and hug her around the head while I was
> working her. For real, I can't make this stuff up. Diamond didn't really
> react much, and actually I didn't understand exactly what was happening
> until the person I was with explained the situation to me.
>
> The most special experience of the weekend though, well, first of all I
> learned a very valuable lesson that I would like to pass on as a public
> service. Meth is death, boys and girls. Really, stay far away from the
> Meth, and you will avoid ending up like the gentleman who came over and
> began petting my dog without asking or even addressing me. Again,
> Diamond didn't acknowledge him at all, acting like the dignified, aloof
> GSD. Lol So my friend actually stepped in and told the guy, who did I
> mention had a grand total of one whole tooth in his head, cause of the
> aforementioned Meth, not to pet my dog, and I jumped in with the usual
> spiel about working service dogs, etc. His response? "I can't pet her?
> Well, that's dumb as hell!" He got a bit belligerent, and we were a bit
> concerned that he'd become a bit more than just a nuisance. Luckily he
> didn't escalate, although he did apparently feel the need to cast
> periodic death glares my way.
>
> So those were the highlights of the weekend, at least where Diamond is
> concerned. All in all, the whole event turned out to be a rather surreal
> experience, which I felt the need to share with you all.
>
> Shanna with Diamond
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