[nagdu] Home Safe! Was Looking for Lost Guide Dog

[GARY STEEVES]

Hi Brenda:

Yes, sometimes I wonder who is training whom? I've also been told that this behaviour is also common to poodles. They often spend some time thinking about what they are going to do. The issue at work is I like to have him off the leash in my office whenever possible just to mix things up but if he leaves then that gets him back on leash and either attached to me (leash under foot) or clipped to the wall. I don't have him in harness at work because I work with seniors suffering from dimensia. He is much adored here and people wouldn't understand why they can't say hello to him when I'm walking about the facility if he had his harness on. So he comes with me when I walk around on leash and I use my cane.

So yes, we'll have to work on him not training me so well won't we.

Gary
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Brenda <bjnite at windstream.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 11:19 am
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Home Safe! Was Looking for Lost Guide Dog
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>

> "He has pretty good recall except when he leaves my office at 
> work. When I call him he stops, turns and looks at me but does 
> not usually come back in. If I produce a treat from my magic 
> treat pocket then he will return."  Sounds like he has 
> trained you in this.
> >>that happens.
> 
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