[nagdu] crate training

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I would try feeding him/her meals in the crate. 
 
> From: igandrabur at gmx.de
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:47:01 -0500
> Subject: [nagdu] crate training
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> speaking of kraits I have just bought one for Adrian. I am hoping that it
> will calm him down and I hope to teach him to go to his place when people
> come to the house or the studio where we work or when he hears noises that
> make him bark. I am not sure that he has been crate trained so I was
> wondering what you guys do to make it a good experience with the dog? It has
> been there and he sniffed it and once went in but I must admit I ruined it
> because I praised him for doing so and he came out for a treat. I have also
> clicker trained him a little for getting in there. I have put his bone in
> there but he goes in grabs it and goes out.I am considering removing his bed
> and putting the crate in its place to suggest that the crate is a place for
> rest but am curious of other people's tactic. It is a soft crate so I am a
> bit reluctant to just put him in there and close him off. He is pretty
> compliant but in any case I'd prefer him lying down in it without having to
> lock him up first. then if I want to I can always close the flap.
> 
> Any insight is very appreciated.
> 
> Thanks to all
> 
> Ioana and Adrian the ex guide dog
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Linda Gwizdak
> Sent: February 22, 2010 12:08 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Soft Crates was RE: seeing eye
> 
> 
> Thanks, Ginger. I think I have the Pet Edge one that cost around $60.00.
> that sounds about right and I found the crate good - no problem after two
> years of every night use!
> 
> Lyn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ginger Kutsch" <gingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 5:59 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Soft Crates was RE: seeing eye
> 
> 
> > Dear Lyn,
> >
> > The Seeing Eye has two soft crates for the students to use. I'm
> > not sure which one you have but I've pasted the info for both
> > below. The crate from Cherrybrook is sturdier with a tube frame,
> > that's why they're more expensive, but the PetEdge ones work just
> > fine.
> >
> > Collapsible Crate Info
> >
> > Guardian Gear crate from PetEdge
> > (the orange one)
> > Phone: 800-Pet-Edge (800-738-3343)
> > www.petedge.com
> >
> > Product No. - ZA42038
> > Size: 38x26x29
> > Price: $56.99 +shipping
> >
> >
> > N2N SoftKrate from Cherrybrook Pet Supplies
> > (the green one)
> > Phone: 800-524-0820
> > www.cherrybrook.com
> > Product No. - 15-345-5
> > Size: 42x28x31
> > Price: $159.99
> >
> > or
> >
> > Product No. - 15-345-4
> > Size: 36x24x27
> > Price: $139.99
> >
> > The first size is the huge crate we have here, the second size is
> > probably more appropriate.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> > On Behalf Of Linda Gwizdak
> > Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 12:29 PM
> > To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> > Users
> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
> >
> > Ginger,
> > Will you please tell Julie where Seeing Eye gets those soft
> > crates we had at school and they ordered one for me to buy?
> > thanks.
> >
> > Lyn and Landon
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
> > To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> > Users"
> > <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
> >
> >
> >> Thanks Wayne!
> >>
> >> The Vari-Kennel I have is the plastic sort with metal door and
> > windows.
> >> It's super huge. Fortunately my husband doesn't mind using it
> > as his
> >> night stand! LOL
> >>
> >> I'd love to find a portable crate that would fold up reasonably
> > small, be
> >> light enough for me to easily carry and is big enough for my
> > pony of a dog
> >> to fit into. I have scoured the internet and found nothing.
> > I'm snowed
> >> in again today, so maybe I'll give it another go today.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Julie
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
> >> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> > Users"
> >> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:50 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
> >>
> >>
> >>> >From what i remember, the school's crates were heavy duty
> > plastic with
> >>> metal doors that could be swung open or shut, and had latches
> > you
> >>> could use to lock the door shut. It looked more stationary
> > than the
> >>> travel crates others have described. I'm sure that if I needed
> > one,
> >>> then they would have provided me with one. I saw another
> > student's
> >>> crate for their dog and it was the travel kind previously
> > described,
> >>> with the zippers and it looked like it could be folded down
> > pretty
> >>> tight for easy carrying.
> >>>
> >>> Wayne
> >>>
> >>> On 2/21/10, Jennifer L Finley <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>>> Hi Julie, what kind of crate did wain use?
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
> >>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> > Users"
> >>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:27 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Wayne,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Holy cow! That must be a seriously nice crate. Do you
> > happen to know
> >>>>> what
> >>>>>
> >>>>> brand or what features it has?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I bought a super huge Vari-Kennel for Monty. I think it's
> > the biggest
> >>>>> size available. My husband calls it "the dog barn". ROFLOL
> > It cost
> >>>>> just
> >>>>>
> >>>>> over $100 or so including the shipping.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I don't use tie down at all. Monty loves his crate. He
> > will go in
> >>>>> there
> >>>>> sometimes in the afternoon just to hang out or take a nap.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Now that he's grown out of his puppy craziness and is
> > reliable in the
> >>>>> house, I don't use the crate as much as I used to. Again,
> > it's just
> >>>>> one
> >>>>> of the many things that you have to figure out what works in
> > your
> >>>>> current
> >>>>> situation.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Julie
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
> >>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
> > Dog Users"
> >>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 3:48 PM
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> You will be given a small mat for the dog to sleep on
> > during one of
> >>>>>> the first regular nightly lectures when you're at the
> > school. This
> >>>>>> will probably be the first night you're there, where they
> > go over
> >>>>>> basic stuff, everyone introduces themselves, and they hand
> > out a few
> >>>>>> things like the mats. Some dogs are crated at the Seeing
> > Eye, but I
> >>>>>> think that this depends on the dog. Many of my classmates
> > had crates
> >>>>>> for their dogs and some didn't. I didn't use a crate my
> > first half of
> >>>>>> training, but asked for one during the second half. My dog
> > seemed to
> >>>>>> do fine with or without one. I looked into crates when I
> > returned
> >>>>>> home, but quickly discovered that the ones that the school
> > was using,
> >>>>>> were usually around $300 or more. I didn't much like the
> > cheaper ones,
> >>>>>> or couldn't find any that suited me, so I've just done
> > without and my
> >>>>>> dog hasn't been worse for wear. I tried leaving the mat
> > out, but she
> >>>>>> eventually pushed it aside and now just sleeps on bare
> > carpet and does
> >>>>>> fine. If my apartment had floors then things might be
> > different, but
> >>>>>> then again who knows. I'm sure that she wouldn't be opposed
> > to having
> >>>>>> a nicer mat or doggie bed, but since she's done fine
> > without one, then
> >>>>>> I really haven't seen the need. My trainer at the school
> > pretty much
> >>>>>> said as much when I brought up the topic of crates with
> > him.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Wayne
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 2/20/10, Jennifer L Finley
> > <jenniferfinley at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>> thanks Joy I just was not sure about that.
> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>> From: "Joy Relton" <jrelton at verizon.net>
> >>>>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of
> > Guide Dog
> >>>>>>> Users'"
> >>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:47 PM
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] seeing eye
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hi Jennifer,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Yes, you do use your cane up until the time that you
> > begin to use
> >>>>>>>> your
> >>>>>>>> dog.
> >>>>>>>> I would recommend bringing a folding cane so that you can
> > pack it in
> >>>>>>>> your
> >>>>>>>> suit case when you go home.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org
> > [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> >>>>>>>> Behalf
> >>>>>>>> Of Jennifer L Finley
> >>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:09 PM
> >>>>>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> >>>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] seeing eye
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hello this is Jennifer, I was wondering, when you first
> > get to the
> >>>>>>>> seeing
> >>>>>>>> eye, do you ever use your cane? I know at some schools
> > you go
> >>>>>>>> sighted
> >>>>>>>> guide. Thanks let me know
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