[nagdu] problems with new dog

[solsticesinger]

When they drop by, could they call out to you before entering the yard, 
giving you time to leash your dog?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl Osborn" <chapalacheryl at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] problems with new dog


Hi Solsticesinger,

Thanks for the suggestions, but These are people who just drop by,
Seems to be the way things are done around here.

On 4/19/10, solsticesinger <solsticesinger at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, Cheryl.
>
> When you know someone is coming to visit, is it possible for you to leash
> your dog? That way, you would have control of her, and could administer a
> quicker correction.
>
> Alternatively, you could tie her down until the person is inside the 
> house,
> and then, bring her out on leash, again ensuring you'd be in control.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Shannon and Caroline
> Are you a fan of Women's music? If so, join me each Wednesday evening from 
> 7
> until 10 eastern  for The Eclectic Collection: a Celebration of Women In
> Music.
> http://mojoradio.us:9090
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cheryl Osborn" <chapalacheryl at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 11:25 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] problems with new dog
>
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Sorry, but this is going to be a long message.
>
> A little background first.  I received my new dog, Inga, this last
> December and though she works well in harness, I have been having
> several behavioral problems with her when she is out of harness.  She
> is very puppy-like and gets into everything.  She loves to chew up
> anything.  She is my third dog from Seeing Eye.  Of course, I expect
> her to behave as well as my last dog.  <grin>
>
> The Seeing Eye sent a trainer down to work with us about 2 months ago.
>  He brought me a pinch collar so that I could have a little better
> control of Inga.  I had explained to him and the Seeing Eye that most
> of the problems I was having were in our home.  Since I have mobility
> issues, the pinch collar helped to keep Inga from dragging me around
> and suddenly darting away when I was trying to park her.  There were
> several times that she jerked so hard that I landed on my face.  The
> collar also helps in that I am unable to give a strong physical
> correction.  There are many times when I wonder if the puppy raiser
> just allowed Inga to do whatever she wanted, because her behavior is
> so bad.  By the way, when not working, she does get plenty of exercise
> playing with our Great Pyrinese.
>
> My main concern now is that I cannot keep Inga from jumping on people
> when she is not in harness.  When someone comes to visit, especially
> if they are shy of dogs, Inga is surely going to jump on them.  This
> is bad behaviour, of course, but especially bad when some of our
> friends are afraid of dogs.  I correct Inga, when I can, but it always
> seems to happen before I can get to her.  You see, we have a very
> large yard, so when people come through the gate, I am not there to do
> anything about it.  I have told everyone to give her a knee in the
> chest whenever she jumps on them, but those who are shy won't do this.
>
>
>
> Cheryl in Mexico
> chapalacheryl at gmail.com
>
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
>
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Cheryl in Mexico
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