[nagdu] patterning?

[Larry D. Keeler]

If you ask!
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From: "Chantel Cuddemi" <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] patterning?


> Oh that's neat! Will  Pilot show me how to do that?
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> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
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> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 3:27 PM
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> Yes, you can pattern a dog to find most anything.
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> Julie
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> 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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>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
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>> Of Julie J.
>> 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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