SHHhhhhhhh Dont tell Brumbie that its not the same as a Mickey bar
Suzanne - Ok I will tell you along with everyone the " Denver Rules " now that we are approaching the cruise ...
I am different from a lot of Guide or Service dog handlers in the respect that I allow petting - It is not that people ( well most of them anyways ) dont want others to pet their dogs it is just that some dogs can not focus on their job if distracted and sometimes it actually teaches dogs that they are going out and their job is to be pet - They start to seek people out for attention as opposed to do their job and focus on the task . Guide and Hearing dogs and Alert dogs must be on duty ALL of the time - even when a dog is resting or doing nothing - He or she is still on duty . A hearing dog must stay alert to sounds an alert dog but stay in tune with the handlers blood sugars or seziures and a guide dog must make sure their partner will be safe if something should happen and we need to get out of a place quickly . WITH ALL OF THIS SAID it is not that we TRY to be rude as handlers but it is just a LOT that our dogs have to do - our dogs get breaks and are DOGS just like any other dog when off duty though
Denver will have a chance to be out of harness at the meet and greet - I do this every cruise .... The kids absolutely LOVE it - some years back we had a little boy who was TERRIFIED of dogs .. he took to Denver like glue and to this day his mom and I stay in touch ....
Denvers rules are simple and I do realize folks that kids are kids ESPECIALLY those under 5 or 6 - They wont GET the rules totally
When Denver is WORKING or has his harness on He should not be pet without permission - Just ask I say Yes 99 percent of the time
So if you see us and the kids want to pet JUST ASK ! ( The meet he will be able to be pet with and w/o harness on )
If we are walking somewhere or going somewhere PLEASE dont call him .... you can say hi Cari or theres Denver - but PLEASE dont call him or kiss to him - it takes his focus to get me from A to B safely .... My first cruise I made the mistake to telling people his name and before I knew it ....I could not get across the room without someone calling to him LOL
YES common sense would tell you not to do this but you would not BELIEVE the people on Princess cruise LOL The staff was the WORST ! Disney has been wonderful and even if he is called to we are a seasoned enough team ( 8 years worth ) he just ignores it . I find more KIDS know about the dog and what and what not to do vs adults just because they are educating kids more now in school !
those are the two rules - simple but a challenge for ALL dog lovers .... We LOVE questions so PLEASE ask ... I will answer them openly and if you want to ask here please ASK ! NOTHING offends me NOTHING ! I have had people ask how much I CAN see people ask me how I can cook take a shower LOL you name it - I will answer them ALL ...Im good at kid questions too so dont be embarassed if they ask some direct questions ... YES kids do this LOL 7 years of teaching pre K ... I know kids well !
hope this was not too long winded
And again Please ask questions if you are curious DONT BE SHY !
getting closer to sailing WOO HOO off to the vet tomorrow for health cert !
se things ....mmmmmmmmmmm
