[nagdu] Do's and Don't's
Hope Paulos
hope.paulos at maine.edu
Sat May 30 22:28:20 UTC 2009
I agree with you, Buddy. I think the person needs to know his/her dogs to
determine which rules work best for the person. I don't allow Beignet on
furniture nor in the bed with me. If she sneaks up on the couch she gets
repremanded. As far as tie down, I don't put her on tie down at home very
often. I always take her outside before I take a shower and/or leave the
house if I'm going to leave her alone for a while. I don't ordinarily leave
her home for more than an hour at a time.
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do's and Don't's
>
> On May 30, 2009, at 5:39 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini wrote:
>
>> Just out of curiosity, what do people think of the various do's and
>> don't's that some people use, like dogs on tie downs, dogs on furniture,
>> dogs in beds, etc?
>
> I think most of them make good sense, but everyone has to know his own
> dog well enough to know when something may be appropriate. My take on
> rules in general is that it's as important to know why a rule exists as
> it is to have the rule in the first place, so that you then know when you
> can (or even should) break a particular rule.
>
> For instance, putting dogs on a tie down or a crate when they're out of
> your immediate control is probably a good idea, if for no other reason
> than limiting the scope of trouble a dog can get into when you're not
> around. When I had Karl, I often didn't leave him on tie down or in a
> crate at night, because at night, he never got up or got into trouble.
> That is, for the first couple years. You see, I didn't understand another
> reason for that particular rule, until the morning I did. While Karl
> continued to stay out of trouble, on the morning in question, I stepped
> out of the shower, out the bathroom door, and into a cold, squishy pile
> of doggie diarrhea. After that, Karl (and later, Chet) were confined to a
> crate or tie down at night or when I left them alone. Not because I
> thought they'd get into mischief, although that's always a possibility,
> but because I didn't want to step into any more nasty surprises.
>
> Many people let their dogs on their furniture. I do not. Occasionally
> I'll hold Chet in my lap in a rocking chair or sofa, but generally
> they're mine, and never on his prompting. Some people say their dogs know
> the difference between getting on the furniture at home and not getting
> on the furniture elsewhere; even that their dogs know they can sleep in
> the bed at home but not elsewhere. I'm not convinced that dogs have that
> level of discernment. AT least, neither of mine have had. So, no
> furniture, and no sleeping in the bed with me. Remember when you're away
> from home at a hotel, you're responsible for extraordinary damage or what
> not, and it's probably best if your dog doesn't crash on the hotel beds,
> if for no other than CYA reasons.
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