[nagdu] Please don't pet me, I'm working.

[Vivianna]

i have a sign on my dog’s harness.  but, it’s not a sign with words on it.  it’s a sign with a visual; a outline of a hand with a red slash going through it.  
this way it covers all languages and goes right into the brain without needing to be translated.
i think it helps as, i have had little children say; “ mommy, look, that says, no petting.”
luckily, i don’t have much trouble with folks wanting to just grab my 80 pound german shepherd.
i will say though that, i get way more people asking questions, asking if they can pet, blah blah with the shepherd than i ever did with my last guide who was a doberman.  i never used or needed a sign on her.
but, also, i am one of those meannies who doesn’t like to be pestered about my guide.  i want to be treated like just another person going about my business.

Vivianna

> On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:11 AM, Raven Tolliver via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone use these signs on their guide dog? I recently encountered
> a couple people who said that I should have a sign on my dog's harness
> so that they and others know he is a working dog and will not pet or
> interact with him.
> I argued that the idiots who lack self control and common decency will
> still pet my dog, regardless of some sign that most people won't
> bother reading.
> But is this something worth considering?
> -- 
> Raven
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