[nagdu] patterning?

[Julie J.]

Yes, you can pattern a dog to find most anything.

Julie

On 10/9/2011 1:00 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> Can you use patterning when you want your dog to find a specific mailbox?
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> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 11:02 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] patterning?
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> Patterning is teaching your dog a specific turn or place.  It's often
> used when giving a directional command would be difficult.  Say you want
> to go to your friend's home.  You know it's the third driveway on the
> left, but there are no tactile or auditory landmarks for you to be able
> to tell your dog to turn left at the appropriate place.  You could use a
> suggested left turn, but you'd have to ignore the first two, which might
> cause confusion for your dog.  Instead patterning might be used.  You
> could use your cane along the stretch to find the  correct drive, give a
> treat to the dog, praise and turn there.  You'd repeat it a few times as
> necessary until the dog gets the idea that this is an important place.
> Next time you go to your friend's home, your guide will hopefully
> remember the turn and show it to you without your prompting.
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> Of course this is just one example and one explanation.  Everyone will
> do it a little differently.
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> HTH
> Julie
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