[nagdu] Prong collars.

[Julie J]

Anything that makes a quick, distinct sound can be used as a clicker.  There 
are lots available commercially with varying levels of loudness.  I have 
both the box clicker type and the newer I-click.  The I-click is quieter, 
but still would be quite audible in a church service.  Something like a ink 
pen might work well though.

Now that I've written that, I have to also say that some people will use a 
flash of a light to train deaf dogs, so it doesn't necessarily have to be a 
sound, just something very quick and distinct that the dog will recognize as 
a marker for the desired behavior.

HTH
Julie

----- 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 1:13 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
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