[nagdu] just say "no" (petting dog)

[dmgina]

Could this be the breed of dog you are training.
I know it isn't a golden giggle.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "the Pawpower Pack" <pawpower at cox.net>
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Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] just say "no" (petting dog)


>I started training my current guide, Laveau in June.  One of the first 
>things we did was to teach her to nudge my hand when people pet her.   She 
>was rewarded with very high value treats from me, and it also  helped that 
>she is very much a one-person pup strongly motivated by  her stomach.
>
> Now, when someone pets her and I haven't given the cue "go say hi" she 
> will repeatedly nudge my left knee and ignore the other person.  It is 
> not nearly as much fun to pet a dog if the dog ignores you flat out.
>
>
> Rox and the Kitchen Bitches
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> I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem
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