[nagdu] update

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Lora,

Three months?  Really?  My first thought is that you're probably on the
right track with the thought that this is the school avoiding the issue.  Or
of dealing with the other issues, all of which seem to be related.

It's not that the walking on the other side of the road isn't a valid
suggestion...  But I can't help thinking that somebody donated a lot of
money to that school so that they could train that dog for you so you
wouldn't have to.

As for how much work you're willing to put in and what you decide to do,
only you can make that decision.  After all, I decided to owner-train, which
means I was perfectly happy to put in a whole lot of work. /smile/  I'm glad
I did.  But that was a personal decision, as your course with Trice is a
personal decision for you.

Glad the health problems have cleared up!  That must be a big relief to both
of you.  It should also help with sorting out how to deal with behavioral
issues, since you can rule out sickness as a cause.

Hang in there!  My thoughts are with you.

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Lora
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:10 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] update

I just wanted to let people know that Leader Dogs came out. They want me to
walk on the other side of the street for three months to build Trice's
confidence level as far as being scared of traffic. As far as the barkin
they want me to be aware when people are walking down the hall and give him
a treat whenever people walk down the hall. This will hopefully solve the
work issue, but his other barking issues I am not sure. As far as him
barking in class they want me to not sit by any windows or doors where he
can look out and bark at people in the hallway. It seems like they are just
avoiding the issue. They aren't sure why Trice is taking me out into traffic
and didn't really give a suggestion besides correcting him to get him back
on track. He did walk out into traffic when the trainer was there. The
trainer will be here tomorrow and I plan on addressing that even though I
was on the side of the street that they wanted me to be on Trice still
startled at a motercycle.

-- 
Lora and Trice
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