[nagdu] about private trainers

[Natalie]

Hi Mardi,
Sounds like there were a lot of learning and tean-enhancing experiences. 
How fun.  Thanks for sharing.  Definitely a good resource.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 2:30 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] about private trainers


> Hi Natalie, Shaman lived with me through out his training. All of my other
> dogs did also.The trainer just came to my house and we would decide where
> we would train for the day.Some days we worked the bus. Other days we
> worked in the mall for stairs and escalator avoidance.Also for riding on
> elevators,working on doors and food avoidance in the food court. There are
> crowds and lots of distractions in the mall. We worked several malls. We
> some times went to movies at the mall and both dogs loved that. I would
> work Nala and Nick would work Shaman. Some times we would exchange dogs.
> Shaman learned a lot from watching Nala. Some times I would attach 
> Shaman's
> leash to Nala's harness and work both dogs together.We went to many dog
> friendly places like Petsmart and the dog Park.We worked on finding and
> stopping at curb cuts,side walks,streets with no sidewalks,and crossing
> streets.I had friends help with the traffic checks.Carla used her car and
> Johnny used his truck. If you would like to read my training blog, the 
> link
> is listed below.It is the first one listed. The second blog is about my
> visually impaired Bearded Dragon lizard. Hope this answers your
> questions.   Mardi and Shaman
>
> -- 
> http://wolfsinger-lakota.blogspot.com/
> http://wolfsinger2-thegoldendragon.blogspot.com
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