[nagdu] Mark's dogs

Sat Jan 21 22:01:14 UTC 2012

Lisa,

It's all about preconceptions, isn't it? Mitzi's white teeth against her 
black coat are also very visible, since I often just see a set of poodle 
teeth going about the house... Do they frighten people? Heck, no! That 
poodle grin of hers is just so cu-ute! /lol/

Elevators? Good place for people to admire the poodle, ask questions 
about the poodle, smash the poodle's blind handler into the corner 
trying to get the poodle and herself organized to get off the danged 
elevator... /lol/

Every now and then I get the chance to ride an elevator alone, all by 
myself. Invariably it is an old elevator without accessible buttons or 
with the add-on accessibility somewhere other than where I look for it.. 
/lol/ So I have a nice, entertaining time riding the elevator all by 
myself trying to figure out how they have the buttons and all laid out. 
When other people are riding the elevator with my poodle, they are just 
over eager to push the buttons for her!

It's really, really funny, you have to admit, but... I'm still thinking 
a big old bruiser named Killer would be a great next guide for me. Teehee.

Tami

On 01/21/2012 12:38 PM, Lisa belville wrote:
> 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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