[nagdu] Do you ever get angry with our dogs and howtocontroleit?
Lyn Gwizdak
linda.gwizdak at cox.net
Sun Mar 6 00:59:55 UTC 2011
Like me in my 20s. I was quite the rabble rouser back then - but I can
still hold my own when needed.
I'm glad Landon and Bernie are friends and have fun when they can.
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 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with our dogs and
howtocontroleit?
> Our boys sure can be hellions, can't they? They're like their handlers,
> huh?
>
> 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 12:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with our dogs and how
> tocontroleit?
>
>
>> Hi Lisa,
>>>From literature I've read, they seem to feel dogs do not have the
>>>capacity
>> to feel guilt - purely a human trait! Usually when dogs display what we
>> interpret as guilt, the dog is reacting to our anger at what they did and
>> they are actually doing submissive behaviors. They know they've pissed
>> off the boss. What has anyone else read about this?
>>
>> An example: You left the dog home to do an activity and the dog gets
>> upset at being left behind and he chews your favorite slippers - ahem!
>> Landon and Bernies' bout with my slippers last week! Then you come home
>> to find all this fluffy stuff - the shredded slippers - and you get upset
>> and LOOK upset. The dog starts to do appeasment behavior which we
>> interpret as guilt.
>>
>> People do this as well only we feel the guilt because we know we did
>> wrong. Dogs are masters at reading body language and eye contact very
>> well. But they don't feel guilt - only "Oh sh*t, he or she's really mad
>> at something and it's directed at me!!!"
>>
>> Bernie and Landon are incorrigable!!! They destroyed my slippers when
>> they no longer had the rope toy which they destroyed earlier. LOL! No
>> worries, I didn't like those slippers anyway and they didn't get the ones
>> I do wear. I should hire out Landon to test dog toys to see if they
>> really are indestructable! The only toys I have for Landon is his
>> NylaKnot that he got at Seeing Eye. He does chew it down so he's had
>> three since we left Seeing Eye and I bought new ones for him.
>>
>> 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: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 4:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with our dogs and how to
>> controleit?
>>
>>
>>> Wow! You really sound very genuine and quite loving. You're doing just
>>> fine. Our dog guides are, at times, just like precocious children. Even
>>> reasonable and caring parents blow a gasket occasionally.
>>>
>>> I get irritated, and sometimes, quite riled at Bernie's behavior. The
>>> door swings both ways. I'm guessing he gets annoyed and vexed at me too.
>>> We get over things pretty quickly. I don't know if Bernie is able to
>>> experience what guilt feels like. I do guilty quite well for the both of
>>> us. Really, BREATH slowly and evenly, and do what you're doing.
>>>
>>> Lisa and Bernie
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ioana Gandrabur" <igandrabur at gmx.de>
>>> To: "NFBnet NAGDU Mailing List" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 12:41 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Do you ever get angry with our dogs and how to controle
>>> it?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I just had a frustrating incident with Loyal exactly repeated 2 days in
>>>> a row. First time I was annoyed, next time I got upset but tried to not
>>>> act angry.
>>>> He just did his nr 2 and I was trying to position myself to mark the
>>>> place when this small barky dog comes along. Loyal who basically never
>>>> lurches towards other dogs in harness decides to dash towards it and I
>>>> fell on my butt luckily not in the stuff I was supposed to pick up. I
>>>> made him sit and accepted that I would not be picking up that time.
>>>>
>>>> Today the exact same thing happens except I did not fall. I did
>>>> obedience and tried to act calm but I was really angry for some minutes
>>>> and also being upset at myself for being angry because Loyal is really
>>>> so willing to please and easily affected by my mood.
>>>> How do you deal with being irritated with your dog?
>>>>
>>>> Take care and thanks for listening to my rambling.
>>>>
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