[nagdu] EXTERNAL: Puppy raising

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Hi Meghan. The way you explain the leaving and coming back makes sense.
You're teaching a very defined skill, unlike with parents who teach "how
to be a good person" which is very different. In your situation, you're
trying to stop the dog from barking and you reintroduced the situation
quickly so the good behavior was reinforced. 
My problem with the "just leave if the dog acts up" is that it teaches
the dog that if it is just tired of working, all it need do is act up.
Your explamation sounds like it teaches the correct behavior v. the
incorrect one. In fairness, this can be very difficult to keep in mind. 
I'm still not sure why service dogs in training need the rights that
guide dog users do. Your thoughts? I guess I don't understand why asking
for permission and sticking to dog-friendly places wouldn't be enough? 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:36 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: EXTERNAL:[nagdu] Puppy raising

Hi Meghan.
I would be extremely interested to hear more about your puppy-raising
experiences.  You have a guide dog, too, don't you?  How does that work?

Or are you between dogs?Tell us all about your puppy!
Tracy



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