[nagdu] Guide Dog Obedience

[Michelle]

Oh sorry, I forgot to let you all know that the water dish is actually a big 
square container, about as long and high as a small stool for young 
children.

Michelle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 4:29 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog Obedience


> Hi Michelle,
> I'd make Troy wait til the cows came home for the water if he breaks the 
> Sit
> command.  In other words, water NEVER appears until he learns to stay.
> Maybe don't keep the water down so then you always know how much water is 
> in
> the dish before it is put down. Make him sit and stay before you put it
> down.  If he breaks, remove it immediately - before he gets to it. He has 
> to
> know that he must wait for your OK before going for the water.  This can 
> be
> a safety issue as he coould cause the bowl to be upset and water spilled 
> all
> over the place.  Some dogs have tried to knock the bowl out of the 
> person's
> hand.
>
> Have you had him check for any conditions that would make him very 
> thirsty?
> I have found that it is wise to find out if there is a medical problem
> before correcting some behaviors.
>
> HTH!
>
> BTW, welcome and hope you join us in our lively discussions.  I'm Lyn and
> I'm working with my eighth dog, Landon. He's a four-year-old red 
> Lab/Golden
> cross from The Seeing Eye.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michelle" <m-johnson at bigpond.com>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 1:48 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Guide Dog Obedience
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've got a question. I'm a first-time guide dog user, and have had my
>> current guide dog for just over two years. He's good with his obedience
>> commands most of the time, but when it comes to telling him to sit and
>> stay when I'm checking how much water he has in his container, or if
>> someone else has to go into the laundry for a few minutes for any reason
>> and Troy is thirsty, I, or the other person, will tell him to sit and
>> stay, but then his compulsion to drink right now causes his obedience to
>> go out the window. What do I do about this, so then he won't generalise
>> this breaking of commands to other parts of his working and social life?
>>
>> Advice much appreciated,
>>
>> Michelle
>>
>> P.S. Even though Troy gets enough water to drink each day and has access
>> to it every day, when he wants water, he is so impatient that he can't
>> seem to sit and stay for as lo g as we need him to when it comes to
>> checking his water container or going into the laundry for other reasons
>> before letting him go for a drink. He breaks his stay before I or others
>> leave the laundry.
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