[NAGDU] need suggestions re kids without supervision in my apartment complex

Lisa Belville missktlab1217 at frontier.com
Sun Mar 5 16:12:16 UTC 2017


Aleeha, this sounds like a hard thing to handle.  The language barrier will 
make any kind of educating difficult if not impossible.  do the kids bombard 
you and your dog if you come to your door with other people?  Would it be 
possible to have a friend come with you so they could describe the children 
so you could use this to find their parents?  your friend could also use 
their phone to video what's happening in case things escalate.  I hope they 
won't, but this sounds like it could go to another level if it's not dealt 
with early.

And yes, correcting your dog constantly probably won't help if you can't get 
across to the kids the idea that the dog is working. Sometimes it helps to 
show them that the dog will get in trouble if it isn't listening to you, but 
it doesn't sound like this will work for you.

Good luck.
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com
IF THE HOUSEWORK IS DONE - THEN THE COMPUTER IS Broken!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aleeha Dudley via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Cc: "Aleeha Dudley" <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2017 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] need suggestions re kids without supervision in my 
apartment complex


> I’m sorry, but these kids don’t speak English, so explaining it to them is 
> not an option. And, I don’t see how my career choices have much to do with 
> it, as I am not in a building at all, but rather outside of my apartment 
> with real consequences if this dog is too distracted.
>
>> On Mar 4, 2017, at 10:33 AM, Becky Frankeberger via NAGDU 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I agree with Julie, educate the kids. Give them candy and ask them to sit 
>> down and you teach them with coloring books that are out there about 
>> guide dogs. Tell them to sit and wait giving them candy or cookies while 
>> you take the dog. Hand out to them to wait while Whitley parks, or you go 
>> down the steps, then another candy or cookie reward for being so good, 
>> the kids that is. But really Julie had the best idea. Get used to it if 
>> you are going to be a vet. Sometimes they listen and sometimes not. But 
>> the book should help the parents teach the kids, well I hope anyway.
>>
>> Treats of crackers, pretzels, cookies, candy, life savers, nothing with a 
>> stick they might get hurt.
>>
>> Becky and Jake still pawing around
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aleeha Dudley 
>> via NAGDU
>> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 3:58 PM
>> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NAGDU] need suggestions re kids without supervision in my 
>> apartment complex
>>
>> Hey all,
>> I have an interesting situation in my apartment complex that I would like 
>> your thoughts about.
>> All the apartments in this building face a central grass courtyard. Every 
>> day, someone allows their two very small, non-English speaking children 
>> to run and play in that yard without direct supervision. If I am outside 
>> with my dog, these kids come racing over, and start distracting my dog. 
>> They stare at her, squeal, run around us, stick their hands out and then 
>> run away, and otherwise taunt her. I have tried on various occasions to 
>> ask them to stop, shake my head, etc, but nothing has worked. It’s been 
>> bad enough at times that I literally can’t do anything without these kids 
>> following us and distracting Whitley. Unfortunately, i cannot easily 
>> unlock my door with them around, because Whitley is always trying to 
>> watch them to see what they are doing. I know that I could and should do 
>> some more work with Whitley on child distractions, but I feel like some 
>> of this is not her fault. Staring is competitive and playful body 
>> language to a dog, and, in that situation, she can’t help but react. 
>> Also, I feel like these kids are interfering with her work and could well 
>> get us hurt, especially since there are big, wrought iron staircases on 
>> the outside of the building that just out over the edge of the sidewalk 
>> and could do some serious damage to my head if Whitley was not paying 
>> attention. Do any of you have any thoughts? I have called my landlord 
>> once, but the had no success.
>> Thanks,
>> Aleeha
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