[nagdu] Mark's dogs

Sat Jan 21 20:38:23 UTC 2012

Ah, Tami, if only I had a quarter for the times someone leaped away from an 
opening elevator door or crossed to the other side of the hall just because 
of my dogs.  My first dog was a huge black Lab Golden cross weighing around 
90 pounds.  He could stand on his hind legs and put his front paws on my 
shoulders and still be taller than I am.  People would call him all kinds of 
things. . . Pit bull, Boxer, Rottweiler, the breed guessing never ended.  I 
actually liked riding in elevators alone and I stopped feeling guilty about 
having people refuse to get on the elevator with us.

I haven't had that many issues with Katy, but then again she's a pure black 
Lab only weighing around 68 pounds, so she's not nearly as threatening, 
although the contrast of her white teeth against that ebony fur is quite 
striking.  <grin>

Yes, there are legitimate reasons to be afraid of dogs, but I can't schedule 
my life around that and shouldn't have to.

I'll try anything once, especially if it's chocolate covered!

Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mark's dogs

> Mark,
>
> I always grin maniacally at them and then ignore them. /lol/ Okay, not as 
> many people are terrified of a cute, curly poodle as they are of GSDs. 
> Mostly my problem is that they are too unafraid and I have to protect my 
> dog from them. Sheesh! Wanna trade? NOT! /lol/
>
> When other people insist on trying to make me responsible somehow for 
> their irrational fears, I find myself wondering if I should let them in on 
> the news: There's this new kinda doctor and all, based on some things that 
> were discovered just yesterday by some German guy or something... Ford? 
> Fraud? Um.. Oh! Froyd! /lol/
>
> Take a pill!
>
> This helps me with the maniacal grin, you see, and keeps me entertained 
> while I'm grinning.
>
> Hard to have an intelligent dialog or even light elevator chat with 
> someone when they're screaming about your dog's attacking them while 
> failing to notice a very important detail about that... The dog, I assume, 
> was not attacking them?
>
> Good grief! What kind of kids do they send to that school of yours anyway? 
> Don't they have some requirement that an accepted applicant for schooling 
> have, say, a brain?
>
> Well, you're getting your feet wet in all the extra fun parts of being a 
> guide dog user, aren't you. People need to get over themselves, they 
> really do.
>
> Tami
>
> On 01/21/2012 09:32 AM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>> Dan,
>>
>>
>>
>> Sometimes, when people get too interested in my business or watching me,
>> I give them the one fingered salute.
>>
>>
>>
>> Everyone loves my dog; however, someone is apparently making noise. My
>> response to them is likewise the one fingered salute.
>>
>>
>>
>> I challenge anyone with a problem with me to grow a pair of balls and
>> tell it to my face. However, this won't happen, instead, people will
>> continue to go behind my back, and cause administrative problems for me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Some people are so terrified of my dog; they refuse to be near me. I was
>> asking directions from the security guard, and this girl refused to come
>> in, just standing outside in the snow. She did not come in to I left. 
>> Lol.
>>
>>
>>
>> A girl was in the elevator with me, and shrieked the entire way down.
>> Because she was afraid that the dog would attack her.
>>
>>
>>
>> People are so stupid.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Mark's dogs
>>
>>
>>> Honestly, the way these guys seem to be carrying on it's as if no one 
>>> had
>>> ever had a pet dog or a guide dog before...dogs going to the bathroom on
>>> sidewalk, imagine that..and oh my god, a little discoloration, my God
>>> what
>>> is the world coming to.
>>> You are just so inconvenient to the college population I'm so sorry
>>> for your
>>> college that they have to undergo the inconvenience of having you
>>> there with
>>> your guide dog.
>>> That, of course, was sarcasm for those who don't know wit.--smile
>>>
>>> Plus the fact that you must be feeling like you're being stared at all
>>> the
>>> time, it doesn't help your stress level.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of marilyn
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 11:57 AM
>>> To: nagdu
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Mark's dogs
>>>
>>> Hi Mark,
>>> Since you are still in training with your dog what does the trainer
>>> recommend you do since he is aware of the situation?
>>> Since you are picking up after your dog I would carry a bottle of
>>> water and
>>> after the dog goes spill the water on the spot where the dog went. Or 
>>> you
>>> can carry a baggy of baking soda and just put some down after the dog
>>> goes.
>>> it not only absorbs order for number one but will absorb the urine and
>>> will
>>> help with the marks left after you pick up the number 2. I use that a 
>>> lot
>>> in the summer when I am out with Anna where she goes to busy.
>>> Marilyn and Anna
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