[nagdu] annoying behavior

[Linda Gwizdak]

Hi,
Many of my friends with guide dogs and also cats would put the cats' food 
bowls up on a counter or other high place where the cat could reach it but 
not the dog.  Also, the litter boxes must be put out of reach of the dog as 
well - dogs LOVE cat poop!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allison Nastoff" <anastoff at wi.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] annoying behavior


> Hi Marsha,
> My guide dog is a yellow lab, and he inhales his food and does not even 
> notice if I leave the room while he is eating, but growing up, I had a 
> german shepherd as a pet, and she too was not interested in food.
> Our family basically did what you are already doing.  We would put out her 
> food and give her half an hour to eat.  If she didn't eat in that time, we 
> took the food away and she was out of luck until the next meal.  It sounds 
> like tough love, but it worked well because eventually, she was hungery 
> enough that she would eat.  So I would reccommend continuing to do that.
> Also, my guide dog Gilbert will sneak a bite of cat food too, and 
> unfortunately, I couldn't train him to resist this temptation, and he was 
> often really good about making sure no one caught him in the act, so when 
> the cat would meow a few hours later for food, it was too late to 
> discipline Gilbert (grin).  So we started pushing the cat's bowl under one 
> of our kitchen counters and blocking it with a chair so that the cat could 
> fit through to get her food, but not Gilbert.  Would it be possible for 
> you to feed the cat somewhere out of Emma's reach?
> I hope this helps.  I would also advise you to be patient.  I think all 
> dogs have some annoying behaviors that are hard to change, but just like 
> little children, their love and loyalty to us makes their annoying 
> behavior well worth puting up with.
> Allison and Gilbert
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com
>>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Mon, 24 May 2010 10:12:47 -0400
>>Subject: [nagdu] annoying behavior
>
>>Hi Listers,
>
>>Emma is having a bit of annoying behavior, and I am not sure how
> to solve
>>this problem, thus why I am writing.
>
>>I feed Emma twice a day, on a pretty regular basis.  She gets her
> food in the
>>kitchen every single day.  So in other words our routine is very
> normal.  I
>>even put her food in the same spot almost every day.  She is a
> shepard
>>granted, so maybe this is normal.  I am not sure.
>
>>So for the problem.  If I am not standing right there with her,
> she will NOT
>>eat her food.  If I am needing to do work at the sink, or some
> place in the
>>kitchen she is fine, but once I walk away, out of the kitchen she
> stops
>>eating.  And in some cases has gone for the cats food.  I have
> caught her in
>>those situations, and given her a nice firm Fooyie.  I have even
> offered her
>>the cats food, and when she goes for it, given her a Fooyie.  Its
> annoying
>>because, I would like her to eat, and for me to go on with my
> business of
>>the day.  Not to stand with her and hold her hand while she eats.
> If she
>>walks away from the food, I do not give her the chance to go back
> to it.  And
>>if I am not in the room, and the cat is, she will chase after the
> cat, and
>>again not eat.
>
>>I know, I know, shepards aren't that interested in food, but I
> want her to
>>eat.  Emma definitely falls into the GSD's who do not care about
> food.
>
>>Any suggestions on this matter.  I am more concerned with her not
> wanting to
>>eat while I am in the room.  The cat food bowl is across the
> room, not next
>>to her, so she has to leave her food to get to it.  Maybe I am
> over reacting
>>in this matter, its just annoying!
>
>>Thanks for any suggestions in advance,
>>Marsha and the Emma brat!
>
>
>>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of
> virus signature
>>database 5141 (20100524) __________
>
>>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
>>http://www.eset.com
>
>
>
>>_______________________________________________
>>nagdu mailing list
>>nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
> for nagdu:
>>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/anastoff%4
> 0wi.rr.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/linda.gwizdak%40cox.net