[nagdu] ranting

[Lora]

In all the circomstances that Trice has barked I don't feel like I am in
danger at all.

On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Lora <blindhistory at gmail.com> wrote:

> I feel like the school isn't listening to me because I told them that I was
> using a food that didn't have corn in it, and they blamed me for feeding a
> food with corn which I wasn't. A leader Dog rep came out and worked with
> Trice concerning barking. They gave him corrections exactly like I had been
> doing and they said I must be doing it wrong since it wasn't working. I had
> to wait two weeks for them to get him into the vet at LD when I complained
> that he wasn't like my trainer described and he was having accidents. When
> LD rep came out Trice was an angel and didn't exhibit any problems that I
> descibed. Leader rep didn't think that it was serious and didn't really
> believe me since he didn't do anything. I talked with my trainer earlier
> about stool issues and she thought it was just Trice's normal stool to be
> peanutbutter and going 5 to 6 times a day. Sorry that was a random email.
>
> On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Julie J <julielj at windstream.net> wrote:
>
>> Lora,
>>
>> I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties.  You really haven't had an easy
>> time of things.
>>
>> No, I don't think this is normal first year behavior.  What you are
>> describing is pretty serious aggression.  If you think there's any chance
>> that he would bite if given the opportunity please, please stop working him,
>> get a trainer from the school or a behaviorist that specializes in
>> aggression to help you ASAP.
>>
>> I'm sorry you are going through this.  Hugs,
>> Julie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lora" <blindhistory at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 8:17 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] ranting
>>
>>
>> It has been a hard couple of days. Trice my dog guide lounged 2-3 feet and
>>> showed his teeth while barking and growling. He did this to a person who
>>> said hi to me in my office at work. His barking behavior is getting
>>> worse. I
>>> think the only reason he didn't attack the person was because he ran into
>>> the desk (he was laying under the desk when this happened) I've tried
>>> correcting him I've tried telling him the situation was ok and walking up
>>> to
>>> whatever he is scared of.
>>>
>>> What problems have people had in their first year? Is this normal break
>>> in
>>> stuff?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lora and Trice
>>>
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> --
> Lora and Trice
>



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Lora and Trice