[nagdu] an interesting conversation I just had

[Stephanie]

O my goodness, some people just have no idea! 
You know your dog, keep doing what you need to do.
Steph

----- Original Message -----
From: Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2013 6:04 am
Subject: [nagdu] an interesting conversation I just had

>
>
> Hello all,
>   My main point of this message is to see what you all thought of a
> situation that just came up.
>   I was walking with someone, on my way from my genetics class to
> statistics. The minute we walked out the door of the biological
> sciences building, I knew Dallas was not at all focused. He was
> pulling left, nearly ran me into a pole, and being very sniffy. I gave
> a verbal correction, a "hup-up" and we made it to the mid-block
> crossing I had to use, which wasn't very far from  the building, We
> got across the street OK. Dallas veered a bit, but the "straight"
> command had him positioned beautifully for the up curb.
>   After going up the curb, Dallas seemed very distracted, so I
> stopped, gave a sharp correction, and tried to move on. The individual
> walking with me said "Hey, don't do that! I'm right here!" I promptly
> and rather sharply said: "If you weren't here, he's got to focus. I
> could've just gotten hit by a car because he was not focused at all."
> I got a grudging "OK" and we moved on.
>   Not ten feet later, Dallas pulled off like he had to park. He didn't
> have a regular stool this morning, so I let him go. Unfortunately, I
> dropped the leash accidentally and my walking companion grabbed it and
> would not give it back. All Dallas did was sniff, eat leaves, and chew
> on nuts, so, when I heard he had a nut in his mouth, I took the leash,
> grabbed the nut out of Dallas's mouth, and threw it away. Dallas never
> did park, so I tried to move on. My companion asked me if I had fed
> Dallas this morning, then went on to suggest that Dallas had
> intestinal issues because he was trying to eat grass and leaves. I
> told him that Dallas was just being stubborn and that he needed to
> understand that I would not take this garbage from him. This person
> said: "Well, right where you're correcting him is right on his
> jugular, and you don't want to mess that up." I attempted to explain
> the strength of the neck muscles, but this person just wouldn't stop.
> Meanwhile, Dallas wouldn't go anywhere, so I chose to take the
> person's arm and walk with Dallas at heel because I didn't have much
> time and it was evident that all Dallas wanted to do was eat. I tried
> to explain to this person that Dallas is a hard-headed dog and needs a
> good "tail-kicking." This person said "well, don't hurt him!" I cannot
> believe the ignorance of this individual. But was I right in what I
> did? Shis person left me with a nasty comment of "well take care of
> him." Like I don't love and deeply care for my dog. Oh, what a mess!
> Aleeha and the insolent Dallas
> 
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