Don't pet the dog

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To my knowledge there isn't a school in the land that doesn't teach this in PSHE key stage 2. There are worksheets designed by Guide Dogs UK, and produced by twinkle all about how to behave around a working dog. Often a dog is brought into school to demonstrate this.

I think we all agree that we already know that we must not interrupt any kind of assistance dog, or a police dog, when on duty. Did you think we didn’t infoman?

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It is simply common sense! People should know not to pet a guide or assistance dog.
No one should stroke any dog that does not belong to them , or if they must they should ask the other first.

Iwouldnt petother people’s dogs anyway

I have known since a child if a guide dog has its harness on you do not pet a guide dog as it is in its working mode. Same goes today if an assistance dog for the disabled has its coat on.

The dogs are trained that if in the case of a guide dog it has its harness on its working and is it's owners eyes. Same goes since assistant dogs have been about .

Even a guide dog or assistant dog is in training and has its harness or coat on it states in training. You do not pet them .

I am 65 now . I thought it was well known and anyway it's common sense. These dogs are working so their owners can live a full and active life.

Even dogs that go into homes or schools for the blind or disabled once their harness or coats go on they know they are working.

Recently I met a dog at the Brain Charity he had his coat on . And he knew he was in working mode and went to people so they could pet him. But as soon as his job was done and the owner took his coat off he was like a different dog and couldn't want to go out too the park which was his reward on the way home.

The blind lady had every right to object to someone petting her dog. It was in working mode and she depended on him to keep her safe. He was her eyes .

If a blind person had a white stick would you touch it . Of course not as they depend on it same goes for a guide dog.

The lack of common sense nowadays from all ages saddens me.