[nagdu] Steps

Tue Nov 16 02:28:03 UTC 2010

Oh, goodie!  I'm hoping not to need to do any such thing for another 5
years, at least, but it's good to plan ahead.

By that time, this little old lady will need plenty of work to adapt to a
new dog.  /lol/  Mitzi and Igo yippity skippety hither and yon, happy and
safe as you please, but who knows what a real guide dog instructor would
think of my guide dog handling?  I shudder to think! /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

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Of d m gina
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 3:11 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Steps

Say Tammy when you were scratching head, did you get rid of all of the
flees?
Giggle.
Oh yes GDF is a wonderful school to go to.
If you decide to go you will enjoy it there.
The instructors are very caring.
If they can work with this old lady I know they will work with you just
fine.
They go the extra mile to make and help a team work out.

Original message:
> Ah.  I'm glad that's cleared up.  It wasn't making sense to me.  Since GDF
> is at the top of my list of programs if I ever need one, I was scratching
my
> head quite a bit.  /smile/

> Tami Smith-Kinney

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Jenine Stanley
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 4:54 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Steps

> Marion,

> Your dog was indeed trained with intelligent disobedience at steps, called
> step refusal by GDF. Your instructor may not have shown this to you during
> your home training but trust me, every GDF dog does receive this type of
> training and it must be reinforced by the handler, with instruction,
during
> formal training. I'm sorry if this wasn't covered for you during your home
> training.

> Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Marion Gwizdala
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 6:38 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Steps

> James,
>     Many training programs do not teach "intelligent disobedience" on
steps,

> including the program from which I got my dog. I have trained him on this.
> When we are ata down or up step, I give the command "Forward!". If it is a
> up or down durb, my dog proceeds. If it is more than one step up or down,
he

> refuses until I pair the "Up" or Down" command with the "Forward" command.
> For instance and especially at a flight of down stairs , I tap the step
with

> my foot and praise him. Then I say, "Forward". If he proceeds, I drop the
> handle and correct him. The next time, I give the same command while
pulling

> the leash to the right to create a body block, offering lots of praise as
he

> does this. I repeat this until he body blocks for me on his own. Then I
give

> the command "Forward - Down!", praising him exuberantly when he does! HTH!

> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Brown" <jbrown321 at comcast.net>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 11:11 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Steps

>>    Hello All,

>> My name is James Brown, and I have been a guide dog user for six months
>> now.  Locating down steps in unfamiliar places still creates  a little
>> anxiety for me.

>> Jordan, who has a fast stride, currently stops for steps as he was
trained

>> by Fidelco, but stopping could mean plenty of other things as well.  I
>> thought about training him to tap my leg with his nose to let me know we
>> are about to go down steps.  Does anyone have any suggestions or
thoughts?

>> Thanks,
>> JB
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