[nagdu] Engaging distractors

[Danielle Sykora]

I generally try to ignore human distractors who talk to my dog, unless
they ask me a direct question. My dog basically ignores exclamations
of "doggy" or "how beautiful" so the most I really need to do is tell
him "leave it" followed by another command.
I will however say something to people who I suspect are about to pet,
which I can usually tell because Thai will wag his tail a little. I
might also say something to a person who repeatedly tries to interact
with my dog in a situation where I can't simply walk away.

Danielle and Thai
On 5/15/15, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I usually don't try to engage with people who are distracting my dog.  I'm
> so concentrated on controlling my wild young beast and getting him back on
> track that I don't think of it, really.  I tend to treat human distractors
> like yapping dogs or scampering squirrels, I guess.
>
> Last night, we ate at our local diner, and, as I was working Krokus through
> the tables, where he is very apt to be distracted by food, some guy we were
> passing was saying "Hi buddy!", more than once.  I told Krokus softly but
> sharply to hopp up, and moved him on past and out the door.  Then I
> wondered
> if I should have tried to engage the guy and explain to him why distracting
> my dog was a bad idea.
>
> I wouldn't do it in New York City, probably, but my neighborhood here in
> Jersey isn't so fast-paced.
>
> What do other people do?
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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