Training The Dog.

[Sparky]

Yeah, but it's not like the guy was gonna do it. She seemed to be projecting those people's behavior onto this poor guy, which wasn't all that professional.

If someone made jokes about teaching the dog to steal part of my income, I wouldn't find it amusing either.

[Erin]

That was the very first book I ever read. Every few years I go back and read it again. Still love it.

It's been years since I read it, but it was a favorite when I was in grade school and probably well into high school.

[Chrismor]

A blind man my dad works with did a parachute jump last year, in aid of guide dogs for the blind.

My dad, curious, asked how he knew when he was near the ground.

The reply, completely deadpan, was "You know when the leash goes limp"

C.

[Red_Dazes]

They are very clever, those dogs, I used to work with a blind girl who had a seeing eye dog.

Customers were constantly addressing questions to the dog!!!!!!!!!!

But she puzzled me once, she came in one morning and said "it's foggy out there"
I asked her how she knew, and she said because the dog was being very cautious at the roadsides as if he couldn't see very far.

That is quite possibly the coolest thing I have ever heard!

[Hobbs]

If someone made jokes about teaching the dog to steal part of my income, I wouldn't find it amusing either.

A blind man my dad works with did a parachute jump last year, in aid of guide dogs for the blind.

My dad, curious, asked how he knew when he was near the ground.

The reply, completely deadpan, was "You know when the leash goes limp"

C.

Well, it looks like someone at least has a sense of humor.

[sprocket79]

My friend has a service dog. She looks able bodied so everyone thinks she's training it. It's actually hers! The dog is a medical alert dog. She allows people to pet (but not feed) her dog. It's very well behaved. Kids will pet it or even pull at it's fur and the dog will just sit there, not moving.

Yesterday we were at dinner and this family passed buy and this loud mouthed woman was going on and on about the dog and telling her kids, "See that dog? It's working. You can't touch it! It's in training!" She didn't even bother to talk to my friend about the dog, but was just talking about it like she was some sort of authority - and she got most of it wrong!

[greek_jester]

"See that dog? It's working. You can't touch it! It's in training!" She didn't even bother to talk to my friend about the dog, but was just talking about it like she was some sort of authority - and she got most of it wrong!

Well, at least she got the most important thing right. Look, but don't touch! Could have been worse, she could have been sending the kids up to cuddle the 'nice doggy'.