[nagdu] Follow

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Fri Apr 15 14:30:56 UTC 2011


Wow, what a good girl!
Tracy

> Tracy, yes! Laveau is also, always right!  She doesn't trust anyone else
> to make choices to keep me safe and if she doesn't like the path ahead she
> has been known to lose the person, find a better way around and then meet
> up with them again.
>
> Rox
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 15 Apr 2011, at 07:31 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Rox.
>> My Benny isn't a keen follower, either.  He's an independent thinker.
>> He's
>> a  labrador, with cat or shepherd tendencies.  He'll follow someone for
>> a
>> little while, if I want him to, but then he'll decide that's too dull
>> and
>> we'll lose them, if I don't check periodically.  I rather like it that
>> he
>> doesn't get locked in to follow mode.  I'd swear my shepherd would
>> follow
>> someone off a cliff, once he got into follow mode.  But poor Nestor was
>> an
>> anxious guy, and follow must have been easier for him than always
>> worrying
>> about making the right decisions.  Ben doesn't care; he figures he's
>> always right.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>> Lisa,
>>>
>>> I'm Deafblind and my dog needs to be very solid in the "follow" cue.
>>> I can't communicate in spoken English and signing tactually while
>>> walking is nearly impossible unless you are going sighted guide so my
>>> dog is expected to follow whom I designate.
>>>
>>> She does not follow random people.  The "follow" cue is like any other
>>> cue.  If you used their logic then why teach the dog any cue because
>>> the dog may decide to randomly perform it such as turning left even if
>>> you haven't told the dog to do so.
>>> What I notice with many dogs is that they like the "follow" cue
>>> because it is less work to follow someone than to actually guide and
>>> be focused.  We all like to take the easy rout, dogs included.
>>> I'm very lucky and probably different than most on this list.  My dog
>>> is a Doberman and she does not enjoy following others.  She hates
>>> being forced to walk behind someone and not to make the decisions.
>>> Controlling? yeah, just a bit. :)
>>> But I guess I'll keep her.
>>>
>>> Rox and the Botanical Barkers:
>>> Bristol (retired), Mill'E SD. and Laveau Guide Dog, CGC.
>>> "The only problem with troubleshooting is, sometimes, trouble shoots
>>> back."
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