[nagdu] just when you think you've heard it all

[Mark J. Cadigan]

I've seen some weird people; however, most people respect my dog's size and 
teeth enough not to mess with him.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] just when you think you've heard it all


> Can they hurt your dog? What exactly do they mean by this?
>
> Maybe I don't want to know.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Feb 14, 2012, at 6:59 PM, Sean Moore wrote:
>
>> Never had that happen with Franklin and I run into some weird people in 
>> my area, but wanting to smell Franklin would be weird.
>>
>> Now I know of a few kids in my apartment complex who seem to always ask: 
>> "can I kick your dog?"  a girl about 13 - 16 or something, its just weird 
>> and well somewhat scary. Franklin just kind of stares at her and some of 
>> the other kids who are nuts or ask: Can I hurt your dog?
>>
>> If this is the future generation, then I'm scared and I'm 24, one of 
>> though those future generation kids.
>>
>>
>> Yours,
>> Sean and Franklin
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Julie J.
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:50 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] just when you think you've heard it all
>>
>> Okay you guys, this one is just crazy!
>>
>> Today I started teaching a truancy prevention/academic achievement
>> curriculum at an after school program for junior high kids.   The kids
>> were crazy, so I bribed them with getting to pet the dog if we got
>> through the program in time.  Not sure that was a good idea, but I'm not
>> used to groups of crazy kids.  Anyway we did get through the lesson and
>> had a few minutes to pet the dog.  I laid out the rules...one at a
>> time...be gentle...etc.  All was going great.  They were mostly
>> following the rules.  They were calming down.  I was answering
>> questions, what kind of dog is he, what can he do, does he go everywhere
>> with me...all the usual stuff.  Then I was asked this:
>>
>> Can I smell your dog?
>>
>> Really, I could not make this up.  Being at a loss for something
>> eloquent to reply with, I just spluttered sure.  And the kid then gave
>> Monty a good sniff.  I mean like he pressed his entire face to Monty's
>> side and inhaled audibly.  He thought Monty smelled nice, fresh and
>> clean. This has to be one of the weirdest encounters in all my guide dog
>> adventures.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
>>
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