[nagdu] problems with new dog
Nicole B. Torcolini
ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Tue Apr 20 05:04:40 UTC 2010
Ah, yes...dogs are a little too smart sometimes. They learn very quickly
who will let them do what.
----- 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 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] problems with new dog
> Yes, I have, and she doesn't jump on those people any more.
>
> On 4/19/10, Susan Jones <sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Cheryl,
>> This is what I would do, and what I have heard trainers suggest.
>>
>> 1. Until you can get her behavior under control, back off of the
>> freedom.
>> Keep her with you on leash as much as possible, and crate her or put her
>> on
>> tie-down when you need to be doing other things.
>> That way, you can catch her when she starts getting into something, and
>> avoid trouble.
>> Give her a treat when she respons to your NO! and pays attention to you.
>>
>> 2. Get a couple of friends to help you, who are not shy about giving
>> knee
>> to chest.
>> Have them approach her and when she starts to jump, nip it in the bud.
>>
>> Work with her until she can greet an approaching person with all four
>> feet
>> on the ground, and calmly.
>>
>> I sort of liken this to how you would teach your dog not to drink out of
>> the
>> toilet by slamming the lid down in his presence. Then it doesn't look
>> like
>> it would be so attractive any longer.
>>
>> I hope these ideas help, and do, please, keep in touch with Seeing Eye;
>> they
>> may have other suggestions.
>> Some of our clicker trainer friends, I'm sure, will be able to suggest
>> positive ways to reinforce good manners.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Susan & Rhoda
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Cheryl Osborn
>> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 12:26 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> 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
> chapalacheryl at gmail.com
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