[nagdu] to the Pilot handlers

Larry D. Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Sat Sep 17 14:25:38 UTC 2011


I'd be worried abouut Holly getting her nose in the trash can and not 
wanting to leave!  Holly actually stops and puts her head up.  The,n gets 
very excited when I praise her and rubs against me like a cat!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire" <orleans24 at comcast.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] to the Pilot handlers


> Hi, Dan,
> Yes, Pilot does encourage the users to use the find command and encourage 
> the dog to find things.
> I have taken that step further with Odie.
> Once he does find a seat or even a trash can, I've taught him to put his 
> head on the object and touch it to also indicate that he's done what I've 
> asked of him.
> When he does, the "good boy and good guide dog" praise comes out of me.
> He definitely will get excited and happy over the praise.
> Yes, I'm doing well and am still hanging in there.
> *Smiles*
> Dale, Odie and I will be going back out to our friend Alisha Robbinson's 
> place next Friday.
> She is having to hook up her DVD player to her television downstairs as 
> the one in her bedroom went dead completely.
> Her daughter Hannah is wanting to see Odie again as she really loves him 
> to pieces.
> So, we'll make that trip back out to her neck of the woods in Aurora, 
> Colorado.
> To Hannah, Odie is like another friend to play with, despite that he's a 
> huge German black labrador.
> Bibi
>
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