The Encounters

The last few days I have had some. . . well, interesting encounters with people I thought that I would share:

The first happened at a movie theater with my friend a few days ago. We were standing in line waiting to hand the ticket taker our tickets when the manager (who I had noticed staring at me for the last few minutes) walked up and said:

Manager: I am sorry Ma'am but we do not allow dogs in here unless they are guide d. . . (trailed off) Oh! (Finally spotted the bright green jacket on the yellow dog, then he stalked off.)

I looked over at my friend, we both were laughing. And I said: "Maybe he should have looked at the dog before opening his mouth and making himself look like an idiot!"

The second one I was by myself in the grocery store when this lady came up and said:
Lady: I didn't know we could bring our dogs in this store.
Me: Umm. . . he is not a pet dog he is a service dog
Lady: You don't look disabled
Me: I'm not, he is in training to be a guide dog for the blind
Lady: They use pit bulls!?!?
Me: No, he is a Labrador retriever (who looks absolutely nothing like a pit bull)
Lady: I didn't know they used labs. I thought they just used those big dogs with the pointy ears.
Me: German Shepherds? They do, but they also use labs and golden retrievers.
Lady: No those Great Danes
Me: (cricket, cricket)
Lady: Ya, those really really big ones, don't they have to be big to be guide dogs? (Sizing up my dog with her eyes.)
Me: Well, ya but not that big. My puppy is only six months old so he is still growing. (I think someone has been horribly misinformed)
Anyway that is how the conversation started, the rest I was trying to explain service and guide dogs to her. She eventually got it but I am not going to write the whole thing. :)