[nagdu] ranting handling skills?

[Cathryn Bonnette]

Hi Lora,

With my last Shepherd, I learned to make the dog do "sits and downs" after
such instances of dog distraction. Away from the other dog, you repeatedly
give the "sit" and "down" commands without praise, and with the next command
following as soon as the dog obeys the last one. They don't usually like it,
but it re-establishes your control. Given your particular dog, I might stop
as soon as I become aware of any other dog coming near to us on the sidewalk
and start the "sits and downs" As soon as you sense your dog is ready to
move along regardless of the other dog, you stop and give a forward command.
Then when the dog has obeyed the forward command and you have taken 10 or so
steps, you stop and praise the dog extensively for obeying the forward
command, then keep going.

I hope this makes sense in text- If you want to talk it through- my cell is
202-744-4800.

Best,

Cathryn (& Abby) 

-----Original Message-----
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Of Hope Paulos
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 12:21 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] ranting handling skills?

I'd immediately contact the school where you got him. Especially if he 
turned around in harness and was focused on the other dog.
Just my opinion.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lora" <blindhistory at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 12:11 AM
Subject: [nagdu] ranting handling skills?


> Kori has an issue with lounging at dogs. Tonight there was a loose
> dog. I told Kori to leave it. The dog came up to us and Kori lounged
> and growled at it. I have two two handed corrections for lounging
> twice. Theonly thing that got Kori to stop was the other handler
> taking their dog. Kori flipped around while I was holding on to the
> harness handle and lounged at the dog. I gave him a hop up forward
> correction and that didn't work either. Seriously.... sigh
>
> He also went #2 in the middle of the street after I had just given him
> a chance to go.
>
> Sorry for ranting yet again.
>
> -- 
> Lora
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