[nagdu] Changing my Petting Policy

[Tracy Carcione]

I think I get asked about petting maybe once or twice a month.  I suspect 
sneaky pats happen more often, possibly 1-3 times a week.  But, since Ben 
doesn't react to them, I'm not sure, and don't really care.
I think the sneaky pats are just a pat or two, and they stop when Ben 
doesn't react. He's a beautiful dog with a sweet expression, so it doesn't 
really surprise me people want to pat him.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Changing my Petting Policy


> Just out of curiosity, how often do you guys get asked if someone can pet 
> your dog? and how often do people pet without asking?
>
> From reading the messages, it appears that others are getting a lot more 
> requests to pet and petting without asking than I experience.  I'm going 
> to venture a guesstimate that I get a request to pet at a rate of once a 
> week or maybe once in two weeks.  People who pet without asking are rare, 
> maybe 2 to 5 times in a year.  Although Monty makes it difficult for 
> people to pet without asking because he will move away from outstretched 
> hands.
>
> I'd love to know what it is that makes such a big difference in the rate 
> of interest/petting.  Is it the location?  the behavior of the dog?  the 
> demeanor of the handler?  how dogs are viewed in the community?  some sort 
> of service dog education program in the schools?
>
> I am really curious,
> Julie
>
>
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