People know that they shouldn’t pet Guide Dogs but they do it anyway. All. The. Time. I was just in a cafe & persuading my toddler to put on a coat & get in the buggy. A person came up to my Guide Dog Ava & started baby talking at her. I said “leave it Ava” The person said “oh I shouldn’t talk to you should I?” And I replied “no you shouldn’t”. Then just as I was lifting my toddler the person started petting Ava & making kissy noises at her! I said firmly “stop touching her!”

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幾秒內	Amy Kavanagh blondehistorian	The person in a sing song voice said “ohh I shouldn’t touch her!” They absolutely knew that they shouldn’t. Not only is Ava covered in signs and symbols saying she’s a working guide dog and not to distract her… but the person had already told on themselves that they knew their behaviour was inappropriate. They just didn’t care. In fact they probably decided to do it precisely because I had my hands full with a fractious toddler. It was an intentional act, not ignorance.
3 小時內	Paige Kay Nyland paykay223	My toddler loves dogs so I always point out any dog we see, but guide dog or not, we don't touch. He knows that. If it is a guide dog, I always tell him "that dog is working hard."
9 小時內	Mira aobaseragaki91	When I see dogs working, I'm always just gushing to myself that "that's a good, hard working doggo." As much as I wanna pet them, I stay away so the dogs can keep working.
12 小時內	Carol Borges carol_borges	I honestly don't understand why "it's mine, don't touch it without permission" is not enough for people. I have gone through this with my very human baby, where someone got offended because I said "please do not touch my baby". More than once. I had to yell at a lady the other day "ma'am I don't even know you!!!" so she could understand the absurdity of it all. I'm very sorry you and Ava have to go through this.
12 小時內	Zo 🦆 cheezey_fries_are_amazing	also, like, don’t pet a dog unless they ask to be pet. the dog is a living being too. people are so infuriating. shame is a perfectly appropriate response and your kid is doing good work 🫡
16 小時內	Samantha Diaz bossmama247	Not for nothing, but I don't think I knew we weren't supposed to pet guide dogs. It makes sense, of course. Duly noted and message received.
18 小時內	Renn Padgett kathrenno	I'd gladly volunteer to bodyguard a working dog and their human! I'm told that I'm intimidating and try to use my powers for good.
20 小時內	Dániel Tóth-Nagy danieltothnagy	I can fully understand your concerns. We are raising a disabled child, and can say we are lucky we have less negative interactions but sometimes they still happen. Some people don’t even understand they should not touch other people’s children or just children in general. And when we say don’t touch, we are the rude!? Even I tried to explain sometimes, how would they feel as an adult by an unwanted touch. But no understanding for some reason.