[nagdu] Engaging distractors

[larry d keeler]

I agree mostly. I usually talk to folks but sometimes I can get really
annoyed! When little kids ask and try to distract, I explain that like a
fireman or policeman when Holly is in harness she is working and when the
harness comes off she is a playing dog again. Or for adults sometimes I tell
them that if they keep it up they'll get Holly in trouble and they usually
stop whatever ridiculous thing they were doing. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips
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Sent: Friday, May 15, 2015 12:15 PM
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Cc: Debby Phillips
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Engaging distractors

Hi Trazy. It depends on the situation. I am usually like you. I just want to
get past the situation. But if I am not in a hurry or something I might stop
and explain. Well they just called lunch.   Debby and Nova 

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> On May 15, 2015, at 11:17 AM, Kaye Kipp via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> I try to get past the distractor.  But sometimes if the distractor, 
> (person) starts petting my dog, I have to engage to tell the person 
> not to pet my dog.
> 
> What I really hate is when I'm trying to hop my dog up past a person 
> and he/she says, "Oh, she's fine.  She just smells my dog," or 
> something like that.
> 
> Kaye
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy 
> Carcione via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2015 6:16 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Tracy Carcione
> Subject: [nagdu] Engaging distractors
> 
> 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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