[nagdu] petting guide dog question

[L Gwizdak]

Hi John,
As far as petting guide dogs, I learned long time ago that we can't control 
other people anymore than we can control a loose dog or squirrel.  So, I 
treat this issue just like any other distraction we encoounter as we walk 
with our guide dogs.  People like to do what I call "drive by petting".  I 
simply teach my dogs that this is to be ignored as we are walking.  Dog gets 
corrected just as if he was showing interest in other animals or things as 
we walk.

I do allow people to pet my dogs if we are standing around talking and I'm 
not holding the harness handle. My dogs learn that they can either sit or 
stand but not go wacky.  If I want to let a friend play a bit with my dog, I 
take the harness off.  This works for me and all my dogs so far.  I don't 
let others interact with a brand new dog for a time until I know the dog 
better and it has had time to settle in with me as "top dog".  I am a 
consistant handler and my dogs all learn quickly what is OK to do and when.

I'm leaving this Monday to fly to TSE. Did I read that you were going to 
Pilot soon for a first dog?  If so, good luck to you.  You will learn all 
you need at the school.  Be proactive and ask questions.  Pick the brains of 
retrains there.  But do follow what your instructor says.  He or she knows 
your dog well and they can give you insight in how to handle YOUR dog.  Good 
luck to you.

I will be MIA on all the lists while I am gone.

Lyn soon to have new dog!!!!

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Sanders via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 7:40 AM
Subject: [nagdu] petting guide dog question


> Hi,
> I have a question: I know that this topic has already been talked about so 
> I do apologize for reposting it.
> I had talked with my parents and they said that they were ok with me 
> getting a guide dog.
> My mom had asked me, if me and the guide dog were just sitting there and 
> the guide dog wasn’t working, what would I say to some one who wanted to 
> pet him?
> I remember a lot of people saying that while the guide dog is working, 
> people are not supposed to pet him.
> I’m just wondering:  when your not working with the guide dog, do you 
> allow other people to pet them?
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
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