[nagdu] Going out during training

[Tracy Carcione]

I don't think that going out with a brand-new dog, in an unfamiliar area,
during class is a good idea, certainly not in the first couple weeks.  It
takes a while for the dog and person to adjust to each other, and, until
that happens, the guiding/following may not be all it should be.
As to going out without the dog, I wonder what people think should happen
in the following:
I was rather shocked by an episode Gary related about his class.  People
were free to go out after the training day, and it sounded like one woman
was making a habit of taking off, leaving her dog in the room, where it
started barking its head off, and other people repeatedly had to go and
deal with the problem.
If people are free to go out, and their dog causes a problem in their
absence, I think it would be reasonable to give them a warning, and, if it
happens again, send them home.  After all, they're in class to learn how
to handle a dog, and if bar-hopping is more important...out they go!

It did sound nice in Gary's class, to be able to nip down to the corner
and have a brewski.  But TSE is too far out in the country for that.  GDB
too, for that matter.
Tracy