[nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogsand howtocontroleit?

Sun Mar 6 00:56:19 UTC 2011

Yeah, with the prong collar - no a good dose of the shock collar! 
Hahahaha!!!

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Irving" <lirving1234 at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogsand 
howtocontroleit?

> Can I give the butt heads an occasional leash correction LOL!
>
> Lisa and Bernie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogsand 
> howtocontroleit?
>
>
>> Hey, if people got the kinds of feedback as our dogs get, the world would 
>> be a better place.  People need to be told they screw up respectfully and 
>> then they need praise as well for a job well done - good work morale if 
>> one is employed! We want fair treatment just as much as our dogs want 
>> fair treatment.
>>
>> Lyn and Landon
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 11:06 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogsand 
>> howtocontroleit?
>>
>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>> I'm stealing your line!
>>>
>>> It's odd that when Monty does something a bit nutter, but not horrible, 
>>> I get, "oh, he must be in training."  But when he does something that 
>>> he's supposed to it still gets interpreted as wrong.  I just wish 
>>> someone would notice when he does something brilliant!  People ooh and 
>>> aah when he does something routine like stop at the top of stairs, but 
>>> no one says a thing when he does this amazing ninja maneuver to keep us 
>>> from becoming road pizza.  Crazy.
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:34 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogsand 
>>> howtocontroleit?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Julie,
>>>> Gotta love those comments from the general public who assume the dog is 
>>>> in
>>>> training.  I genrally say, yes, they are in constant training, or 
>>>> perhaps
>>>> something a little more sarcastic like, nope, I am the one he is 
>>>> training,
>>>> and I am having a hell of a time understanding what he is trying to 
>>>> tell me
>>>> as he talks with a lisp.
>>>>
>>>> Steve & Misha who communicates with me by grunting!
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Julie J
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:22 AM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with your dogs and
>>>> howtocontroleit?
>>>>
>>>> You know just yesterday I was leaving a coffee shop with friends and 
>>>> Monty
>>>> refused to go forward.  He does this sometimes and it aggravates me to 
>>>> no
>>>> end.  Usually it is because there is something that he feels requires
>>>> caution about half a block ahead.   All I need to do is take the leash 
>>>> in my
>>>>
>>>> right hand, gesture forward with it and give him a bit of 
>>>> encouragement.
>>>> The entire event from stopping to going again occurs in about a second 
>>>> and a
>>>>
>>>> half.   Yesterday though, someone passing says, "oh, he's in training."
>>>> That really aggravates me.  It's like he's supposed to be perfect 
>>>> every.
>>>> single. second.  And honestly I don't consider stopping a mistake, it's 
>>>> just
>>>>
>>>> being overly cautious
>>>>
>>>> I walked to the end of the block with my friends.  Monty stopped at the
>>>> curb.  I told him to turn left so we could line up with where we needed 
>>>> to
>>>> cross.  One of the friends says, "he didn't turn."  Like that was a 
>>>> mistake.
>>>>
>>>> He isn't supposed to turn.  He does sometimes if it's a very familiar 
>>>> route,
>>>>
>>>> but I don't expect it.  Still it aggravates me that we are constantly 
>>>> judged
>>>>
>>>> and found lacking.
>>>>
>>>> Both very small things and not worth my energy.  I know, but I do think 
>>>> that
>>>>
>>>> sometimes it's good to vent.  It keeps me sane and it helps others know 
>>>> they
>>>>
>>>> are perfectly normal for getting irritated too. *smile*
>>>>
>>>> Julie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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