[nagdu] Who's in charge!

[Angie Matney]

Hey Tracey,

I will tell anyone who asks that Glaze is in charge at my place. I think it 
goes Glaze, me, Yani, but I'm not sure about the order of the last two. I 
just know that Glaze is the top of the chain of command.

Angie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 8:22 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Who's in charge!


> 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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