[nagdu] Stress Issues

[Steven Johnson]

A good friend of mine pointed out to me after I made a comment how all of my
dogs had similar habits.  They simply said, in a question, and what is the
common denominator?  This made me think very closely to what I was doing
right and those things I let slide.  I also know of others who have had a
number of dogs in a short period of time, and I always simply ask this
question.  So, what is the common denominator?

Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Cindy Ray
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 10:44 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Stress Issues

Wow! I don't think "I guess this dog just can't be an off leash dog" is
really an acceptable answer. I have had a batch of dogs and several
problems, but I never had one that had to always be tied, leashed, or
crated. Cindy

On Sep 5, 2011, at 10:39 AM, Lora wrote:

> My school gave me lots of methods that I tried to get this dog to
> listen of leash and finally the school was like well I guess this dog
> can't be an off leash dog.
> 
> On 9/5/11, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I can't remember if you have spoken to the school about this. You
shouldn't
>> have lots of off leash problems with him at this point. If it was stress
>> though, wouldn't his guiding be affected, too? I don't really know. I had
a
>> dog once that the vet said was stress drinking, but she was a good
working
>> dog. I hope someone can help you more than I can apparently help.
>> 
>> CL
>> 
>> On Sep 5, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Lora wrote:
>> 
>>> I've had him for about a year. I know I have a very busy lifestyle.
>>> His guide work is amazing and I like him as a dog. His off leash
>>> issues are about the only issue. I've had previous dogs that have had
>>> lots of problems.
>>> 
>>> On 9/5/11, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I can't remember how long you have had this dog. Weren't you having
>>>> trouble
>>>> with him from the time you got him? I can't remember for sure. I can't
>>>> remember where he came from either, though in the end that wouldn't
>>>> matter.
>>>> Why do you think he has so much stress in his life?
>>>> 
>>>> Cindy
>>>> 
>>>> On Sep 5, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Lora wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello List:
>>>>> I know we've probably had this discussion before but I would
>>>>> appreciate it if we could have it again. My dog is loosing a lot of
>>>>> hair and I think it is due to stress since he is on a good diet. I
>>>>> can't trust him off leash since he doesn't listen at all. I have tried
>>>>> letting him play on a flexilead but he won't run around. I play with
>>>>> him tug of war and other games like that but I don't think he's
>>>>> getting enough stress out of his life. Do you have any suggestions?
>>>>> Thank You.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Lora
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>>> --
>>> Lora
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> Lora
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