[nagdu] Who's in charge!

[Tracy Carcione]

Tami,
Yes, I know I'm not supposed to admit it, but it's just too obvious!  <grin>
One time a trainer came from TSE to give me a hand with something, and she
said "Who's in charge here!"  Meaning to jazz me up and make me ferocious
or something, I guess.  But I just laughed, because I know the answer all
too well.

Not that Bubba is wild and totally out of control.  But he does know how
to get his way.
Tracy


> Tracy,
>
> That may be true, but you're not supposed to admit it!  /grin/
>
> I am not sure how Mitzi got to be such a good guide dog.  I do know she
> has
> me very well trained, though.
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 7:06 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] tripping on bones
>
> "Don't Shoot the Dog" is available from Bookshare.
>
> It seems to me to rely very heavily on seeing what is happening, though.
>
> Or maybe the problem is that Ben is smarter than I am, so he has trained
> me, instead of the other way around.
> Tracy
>
>> Rox!  I'm surprised that you, of all people,  suggest a P- solution to
>> the
>> problem of inconveniently abandoned shoes!
>>
>> Albert, for a more "positive reinforcement-type solution--you might
>> simply
>> try to notice the rare occasions when he tosses his shoes in the
>> direction
>> of where you would like them to land, and immediately reward him with
>> something he really likes.  You don't even have to tell him what the
>> reward
>> is for; let him figure it out.  (This is the "sneaky" method.)
>> Or, for a more straightforward approach, you could identify the place
>> where
>> you want him to put the shoes, and reward him immediately whenever the
>> shoes
>> hit that spot.  In order for you to know when the shoes have "hit the
>> spot,"
>> you might want to have some sort of sound-producing device that will let
>> you
>> know that the shoes have landed on the spot!
>>
>> For tips on training all sorts of beings, Karen Pryor's book, "Don't
>> Shoot
>> the Dog" is still one of the best resources, and very readable.
>>
>> Have fun training!
>>
>> Best,
>> Ann
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "The Pawpower Pack" <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] tripping on bones
>>
>>
>>> Albert,
>>>
>>> next time he does it, just hide the shoes.  He'll learn quick!
>>>
>>> My dogs also hide stuff outside.  My current working guide, Laveau a
>>> Doberman loves her harness, she will take it to her bed and snuggle
>>> with
>>> it until it is time to go to work again.  I have to put it up  high so
>>> she'll leave it alone.  The other day I was getting ready to  throw my
>>> harness in the wash and set it down to collect more laundry.   In a
>>> flash
>>> she stole it and hid it.  I had to send my golden in to  find it, which
>>> she did.  Mill'E, my golden keeps me organized.  If I  didn't have her
>>> I'd
>>> be in a lot of trouble! *grin*
>>>
>>> Rox and the Kitchen Bitches
>>> Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
>>> "Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you
>>> earn it and win it in every generation."
>>> -- Coretta Scott King
>>> pawpower4me at gmail.com
>>>
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