[nagdu] Sniffing

[Tracy Carcione]

I hear many people say this, but it was not my experience.  Ben is one of
the great sniffers of our time.  I tried the gentle leader, but he still
sniffed, and I couldn't pull his head out of a bush with the gentle
leader.  It also tended to slow him down, which gave him more time to
think about sniffing.
I'm glad it works for some, but it didn't work for me.
The things that keep Ben from sniffing are challenging work that takes all
his attention, or the pinch collar.

One of the trainers who came out to help me called it "multi-tasking."  If
the work doesn't take all his attention, he figures he can get a little
sniffing in.
If Benny was a programmer like me, he'd be the guy who comes in, looks at
his email, checks out the news, looks at his stocks, has a little gossip
with the neighbors, and oh yeah, gets some work done.  But when that
killer project comes along that really needs his high-powered mind, he's
all business and gets it done fast and right.
Tracy

> Hello Suzy- Have you tried using a gentle leader or a canny collar? Both
> of
> these tools help to keep the dogs  focused.
> Tina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Suzy Wilson
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:49 PM
> To: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS
> Subject: [nagdu] Sniffing
>
>
> Hi everybody,
> As a first time guide dog user, I wanted to ask the group, does anybody
> have
> problems with their dog staying focused on the job?  I know it's normal
> instinct for dogs to sniff, but sometimes Dodie is obessessed about
> sniffing, it gets in the way of her focus and concentration and I wind up
> being walked into a trash can or some object on the way to our
> destination.
> I might be expecting too much psychologically of her but sometimes it
> seems
> like she doesn't take her job of keeping me safe very seriously or doesn't
> understand how important it is because she's too busy sniffing! What can I
> do to help her stop sniffing and stay focused on where she's leading me?
> -Suzy & Dodie
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