[nagdu] Prong collars.

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Cindy,

Not sure if there's an actual thing called a "quiet clicker."  It's just
that some clickers are really, really loud and echo through a room.  Very
embarrassing!  /lol/

So the ones I use now -- called the i-Click, I think -- are not so loud, so
the entire town does not know when I click my dog.  I ordered a bunch, on
the theory that if I have at least 10 floating around, I will always be able
to find one when I'm dashing out the door, and I do reserve one of the bunch
that is even quieter than the rest for some reason for when we go to
restaurants or quiet places like that.  Mitzi hears it and responds, but the
people nearby don't seem to.

My trageting clicker is super quiet, but it's awkward to carry, and we use
it for "competitive" obedience training at home with Daisy.  /grin/  The
dogs cojmpete with each other for the click and treat, and we all have lots
of fun.  Oddly, their actual obedience has improved despite the fact that we
don't follow the training rules at all.  Just goes to show you, I guess.
/smile/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Cindy Ray
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 11:14 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
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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