[nagdu] people who persist in petting

[Larry D. Keeler]

Well Cindy, I do thoise things as well.  Sometimes a lot less gently with 
the hand!  I'll get in trouble if I talk about that though!  I start out 
being nice but if folks are really persistant and become rude and pushy, 
then, so do I.  Fortunately, most folks understand and I usually only have 
to be mildly rude but some have really irritated me!
----- 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: Sunday, February 24, 2013 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] people who persist in petting


> My dog is working when he is in harness. First off, people are being rude 
> when they do what you described, and putting you in danger if you are 
> crossing the street. I have actually corrected the dog for being 
> distracted; now maybe yours isn't, but people don't like that. I also have 
> gently taken hold of the hand that puts and removed it from my dog.
>
> CL
>
> On Feb 24, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Julie McGinnity wrote:
>
>> Hi guys.
>>
>> I'm curious.  What do you all do when people persist in petting your
>> dog.  I do not allow people to pet Brie, and generally, this is not a
>> problem.  I just tell whoever is asking (or petting anyway) that she
>> is working, which means I do not allow people to pet her.  I can
>> usually leave it at that.  But there are a few people who I see at
>> church and school who say things like "I know.  I'm going to pet
>> anyway."  In fact, one of those lovely people decided to pet Brie
>> while we were crossing the street.
>>
>> I don't want to be rude and create a problem, but I'm not sure how to
>> tell them in a polite way that I don't want them petting my dog.  I am
>> also not sure if they would even listen at that point.  Part of me
>> also wonders if it's even a problem, since Brie doesn't generally get
>> distracted by this.  She only gets distracted by people she knows, and
>> those people know better.  What do you guys do?  I know I'm kind of
>> obnoxious when it comes to people petting my dog, but when she is
>> working, she is my mobility tool, not a dog on display for others to
>> play with.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Julie McG
>> National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
>> Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
>> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
>> and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
>> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
>> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
>> life."
>> John 3:16
>>
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