[nagdu] Tips For Slowing Down?

[Susan Jones]

My dog will speed up too much in a couple of places.
What I have done to make her slow down is simply let go of the harness, and
she feels the correction when the leash goes taut.
A couple of times doing that, after, of course, trying the measures many
have described for steading the dog down, does make an impact.

Susan & Rhoda
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jess And Saunders
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 5:10 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Tips For Slowing Down?

Hello
No he does not. When I push and pull on the harness it does nothing. Nothing
I do works. I can correct him to that does not work. He just walks extremely
fast to where at times we sort of graze people or people have to jump quick
to move out of his way.
Jess

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From: "Nimer Jaber" <nimerjaber1 at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 9:40 AM
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Tips For Slowing Down?

>  Hello,
>
> At Seeing Eye, I was taught to push in on the handle and pull it back 
> out in a steady motion, meaning not fast, but not too slow either 
> while at the same time saying "steady" in a calm, clear voice. If my 
> dog refuses to slow down, then it is time for me to figure out why the 
> dog is so excited that she wants to move so fast. If I can't figure 
> out a reason and repeated steady commands with pushing in on the 
> harness handles fails to slow down my dog, then it's time for a 
> correction. Not sure how others on list or from other schools do this. 
> What happens when you push in on the handle? Does the dog slow down even a
little?
>
> Thanks
> Nimer J
>
> On 8/14/2010 8:32 AM, Jess And Saunders wrote:
>> Hey All
>> My guide and I do great outdoors and in. I need for him though to 
>> slow down in stores a bit especially in crowded areas. My mom says he 
>> just sort of barrels his way through the crowds. I tried gently 
>> bouncing the harness and also slowly pulling then pushing forward on the
handle.
>> Thanks for any suggestions. He is a speed demon.
>> Jess
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