[nagdu] Paying for what my dog takes

[Tracy Carcione]

The bananas at a nearby deli are very low down, and Krokus has picked one
up sometimes.  Then I find myself buying a banana to have with my lunch. 
It's my job to control my dog.
Tracy

> Just being a Devil's Advocate here, but is it appropriate to ask a
> customer
> to pay for a dessert a dog snags when the desserts should be out of reach
> of dogs and small children?  :)
>
> I mean, would you like to be charged for a piece of china your dog's tail
> might break in a china or gift shop because your dog wagged its tail and
> knocked something to the floor because the aisles are too narrow, or the
> shelves are too low?
>
> Cheers,
> Dudley, with Michener
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips
> via nagdu
> Sent: March-01-15 8:11 PM
> To: Star Gazer; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users; dsykora29 at gmail.com; nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fw: Proposed Act Regarding Service Dogs fromthe
> stateof
> Maine.
>
> Well, I think there should be some common sense.  For instance,
> if you walk into my restaurant, and your dog snags a dessert off
> the dessert tray, I would probably tell you that you had to pay
> for the dessert.  If you didn't correct the dog, make the dog
> sit, lie down, or whatever, I'd say that your dog was not in
> control and yes, misbehaving.  If, on the other hand, you walk
> into my restaurant, your dog attempts the snatch from the dessert
> tray, you correct your dog, then hey, the dog is being a dog, but
> you're dealing with it.  The other day, my little "precious" and
> I say that in quotes, tried to jump up on to the front of a
> reception counter at my eye doctor.  The receptionist kind of
> gasped, I corrected, and made Neena sit, and all was well.  I
> don't blame the young lady for being startled.  But she could see
> that I dealt with the situation and that then Neena behaved
> herself.  I knew that she had started to misbehave, and dealt
> with it accordingly.  But this is the difference between a dog
> that's trained but still young and stupid sometimes, and me being
> fully trained to know what to do rather than some pet owner who
> never went to an obedience class, or anything.  Kind of the same
> with children, but I won't go there.  Lol.    Debby
>
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