[nagdu] ranting

[Lora]

Dar I was going to email my trainer tonight so could you not send the email
until then? Thanks

On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Linda Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>wrote:

> Hi Lora,
> Hope you can resolve things with your dog.  Does your dog only do this when
> he is under a desk or table? It sounds like a fear issue to me.  Everyone is
> right in that this issue MUST be resolved ASAP.
>
> When I got a dog at Eye Dog long time ago, there was a woman in my class
> who got a large male Shepherd.  The dog was fine in class but wasn't after
> she returned home.  The dog began displaying aggressive behavior towards
> people. Then the dog bit the lady's doctor. She then returned the dog to the
> school. While an instructor was evaluating the dog in the downtown area, a
> woman walked up to pet the dog and the dog snapped at her.  The dog did not
> go out as a guide - I don't know what then happened with that dog. I also
> was matched with a dog and by the fourth day of training, the dog attacked
> another student's dog without any provocation. It happened in front of a
> trainer and he had me give a hard correction.  It happened again and I told
> them that I couldn't go home with a dog with this problem as I associate
> with other guide dog users all the time.  I then switched dogs and continued
> my training with the neew match.  I later found out that the first dog had
> this problem - she attacked a dog in the van when she was being picked up
> from her puppy home.  The trainers thought they licked the problem. Well no
> - she was then dropped from the program and placed in a pet home where she
> was the only dog.
>
> Aggression is nothing to play around with -it is dead serious and could
> lead to you being on the receiving end of a lawsuit.
>
> You probably did nothing wrong. Sometimes things come up with a dog that
> nobody notices while the dog is either in its puppy home or at the school in
> training.  These things are sometimes unexpected and will show up later on
> after the team is home.
>
> I'm sure that Leader as well as other schools would not send out a dogg
> that is known to have aggression problems. All the schools want to be
> responsible and have the team suceed.
>
> Linda and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <
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> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] ranting
>
>
>  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