[nagdu] Guide Dog Obedience

[Michelle]

Lol that's funny indeed!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:25 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog Obedience


> Michelle,
>
> It makes sense now.  /smile/  As one who lives with two very active dogs,
> including a super-high-energy jumpy guide, we play pretty much the same
> scene around here on a daily basis. /smile/
>
> A lot of the techniques I/we use to maintain some control of the chaos
> before it gets out of hand, I used to think of as obedience work in the
> strict training sense.  Now it's just a way to distract the troublemakers
> and convince them they should be something else instead. /grin/ I use
> operant conditioning, with clicker and treats, so their behavior does end 
> up
> being modified.  Then, of course, they cook up another plan to train me to
> give them my undivided attention and do a lot of clicking and treating.
> They're not stupid dogs, and they know the principles of operant
> conditioning as well I do.  /grin/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Michelle
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 9:41 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog Obedience
>
> Answer 1: No the dog isn't in harness.
> Answer 2: Yes I suppose. Without going into too much detail:
> A few nights ago we had our laundry door closed because of our air
> conditioning. My mother had to go to the laundry for half a minute to 
> check
> on our washing machine because it's broke. Meanwhile, Troy wanted a drink,
> so Mum said sit and stay. Troy jumped up when Mum opened the door so I 
> also
> told him to sit and stay, then when Mum came out of the laundry he ran in 
> to
>
> have a drink. Mum said "Gosh you're a naughty dog!" because Troy didn't 
> sit
> and stay for thirty seconds while Mum wwnent into the laundry and came out
> again. There's not enough room in our laundry for both humans and dog, so 
> we
>
> have to keep Troy out if any one of us is in there, but we don't ever make
> him stay away from his water for a long time. That's cruel...
>
> He's a hyperactive dog so he gets quite jumpy when he's trying to get what
> he wants.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Johnson" <stevencjohnson at centurytel.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 10:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Guide Dog Obedience
>
>
>> Questions...
>> 1.  Is your pup in harness?
>>
>> You stated in your original email...
>> "if someone else has to go into the laundry for a few minutes for any
>> reasonand Troy is thirsty, I, or the other person, will tell him to sit
>> and
>> stay, but"
>>
>> 2.  It appears that 2 different people are giving him commands?
>>
>>
>>
>>
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