Excellent!!! G..Cindy --- rita weyler <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have gotten very angry at a parent who tells > their kid that the dog will bite if he doesn't > behave. I have ben known to have some serious > discussions with that parent. > I was in a store with a friend when a lady told > her child to behave or the dog would bite. My > friend told the lady not to use my dog as a > disciplinary tool. He also pointed out that her > child might be in a position to hire a blind person > some day. A very capable person might miss out on > an opportunity for employment through no fault of > his own just because of the encounter the > interviewer had with a guide dog when young. > Rita > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Patti Johnson > To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:13 AM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: O_T Liz H.'s Dog > > > I heard of one user who said when asked if her dog > would bite, "on command." > That should send anybody up to no good on their > way. > But I just usually say "I wouldn't want to know." > Again, as Shelly said, it depends on where you are > and who asks. You can tell if it is just an > innocent question or not which it usually is. > People who don't know much a bout dogs or don't like > them assume they bite. What really gets me is the > parent who tells their small child not to bother my > dog because it will bite. That I won't tolerate, by > saying such a thing the parent only instills fear > in that child. > Patti > > Throw all your worries on Him, for He cares for > you. > 1 Peter 5-7, > Good News for Modern Man, Today's English Version > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Shelley L. Rhodes > To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 9:22 PM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: O_T Liz H.'s > Dog > > > Ah, it depends on the town. here they assume > unless otherwise that a dog > bites, end of story, so a simple "Does that Dog > bite," with the answer "not > usually" will send people into a panicked flight > away from the dog. > > So sometimes I need to explain that guide dogs > are gentle and are not > allowed to be aggressive, but sometimes it is > lost on people. And sometimes > I don't try, smile, depending again on what > neighborhood I find myself > standing in. Or if I am on a bus or where I am. > > Here my dog is a "guard" dog, I am not quite > sure where that one came from, > smile, shrug, but I try to change it if I can. > It is usually different > ethnic groups that appear to be absolutely > terrified of my dog. > > Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI > and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > Graduate Alumni Association Board > www.guidedogs.com > > More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved > book in my hand, my > limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. > - Helen Keller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 8:08 PM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: O_T Liz H.'s > Dog > > > Hmmm. I think "Growl" or "Vicious" of > "Protector" > would be better. smile > > G.Cindy > > --- "Shelley L. Rhodes" > <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Ah, most people can't remember Guinevere, and > they > > kept messing up Judson, > > calling him things like jackson, jason and the > like, > > smile so never had that > > problem. > > > > My dog is "rover" however, when people in the > public > > are intrusive and > > invading my space and privacy or just won't > take > > "know" for an answer. > > > > Smile. > > > > Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI > > and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide > > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > > Graduate Alumni Association Board > > www.guidedogs.com > > > > More than Any other time, When i hold a > beloved book > > in my hand, my > > limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. > > - Helen Keller > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 10:40 AM > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: O_T Liz H.'s > Dog > > > > > > I like that name. It is different but it is > one I > > could get used to. Names > > that are different can have an advantage. > People > > might not understand what > > you have said when you are giving a > command. > > You're long gone by the > > time they figure it out. I don't like people > to > > know my dog's name. I > > gave her an alias. I have had people call my > dog > > when I am trying to go > > down the street. > > Rita > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" > <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 11:04 AM > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: O_T Liz H.'s > Dog > > > > > > > Sure her dog's name is > > > > > > Aziza, a tiny, 45 lbs yellow labrador, but > she is > > changing it to Aviva, > > > which meas spring in Hebrew, apparently > aziza > > means strong. > > > > > > Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI > > > and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide > > > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > > > Graduate Alumni Association Board > > > www.guidedogs.com > > > > > > More than Any other time, When i hold a > beloved > > book in my hand, my > > > limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. > > > - Helen Keller > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tina B." <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 10:59 PM > > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: O_T Liz > H.'s Dog > > > > > > > > > I didn't either so if that could be posted > again > > I too would appreciate > > > it. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Amber Wallenstein" > > <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:52 PM > > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: O_T Liz > H.'s Dog > > > > > > > > >> Apparently I didn't get the original email > with > > Liz's dog's name. 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