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

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Oh, Gary.  Poodles are command optional and then some!

Your only choice is to let your poodle train you to do what it wants you to
do when it does what you want it to do.  Just try not to admit to yourself
that this is what is really going on, and you'll be fine.  /smile/

What was that wonderful phrase Rox came up with a while back to describe it?
Some dogs obey you.  Others turn your request over to the Internal Executive
Committee for consideration.  They will get back to you with an answer when
they're ready.  /lol/  That describes Mitzi poodle perfectly.

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of GARY STEEVES
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 12:15 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Home Safe! Was Looking for Lost Guide Dog


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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