[nagdu] Prong collars.

[Hope Paulos]

I should say there are quieter clickers out there than the box clickers. 
<smile> I don't know if any clicker is really quiet. I heard there were 
electronic clickers, though which were a lot quieter than the conventional 
box clickers.
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at qwest.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Prong collars.


> Never heard of a quiet clicker? How can it click and be quiet? Is it
> something just the dog would hear? Hope that this wasn't rude, but I do
> wonder.
>
> Cindy Lou
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at maine.edu>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 1:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Prong collars.
>
>
> To be honest, I use a prong collar but I've used a gentle leader more. 
> What
> about trying clicker training with him to decrease the whining? I believe
> others on this list use clicker training, and I think there are quiet
> clickers out there to not disturb church services/meetings, etc.
> Hope and Beignet
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Deanna Lewis" <deannakay618 at yahoo.com>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 11:10 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Prong collars.
>
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> I hope you all are having a very happy holiday season!
>> I have seen a few people on here who use prong collars, and I am
>> considering one for my guide dog. He pulls a lot while we are working, 
>> and
>> the gentle leader and leash corrections don't seem to work. His whining
>> has not improved either, the other night in church he whined the entire
>> time, he does not stop with verbal or leash corrections. Do you think a
>> prong collar would help? Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
>> Deanna and Pascal
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nagdu:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/hope.paulos%40maine.edu
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/cindyray%40qwest.net
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/hope.paulos%40maine.edu