[nagdu] walking in to objects

Hannah Chadwick sparklylicious at gmail.com
Sat Apr 14 14:35:12 UTC 2012


Juanita,
It only happened a couple of times during training. I believe that is mostly
due to walking the same rout over and over again when the dogs were being
trained. However, I want to travel and I can't have a dog that will walk me
in to things every new place I go.
Hugs, Hannah

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Juanita Herrera
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 11:19 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to objects

Hi Hannah,
When I first got Anise, she had trouble clearing the right side so at first
I'd brush up against things, but correcting her firmly helped a lot. Also, I
only had Anise for 9 days before I went home. My instructor said that if she
didn't get better at clearing the right side they would not send her home
with me. I was terrified I might have to go back to class. However, by the
fifth day my instructor and I began to notice significant improvement. They
told me that they were afraid I wasn't going to be able to take her home,
but thankfully it all worked out. My question is, if this was occurring
during training, why did they send her home? I mean, this can turn into a
dangerous situation, and your life can be at potential risk.
Take Care,
Juanita

On 4/13/12, Hannah Chadwick <sparklylicious at gmail.com> wrote:
> I highly doubt it. I have a mobility instructor here who used to be a 
> guide dog trainer for over 10 years. He's suggested a few things and 
> told me, "it'll take time". I feel like running in to things should 
> not be occurring every couple of weeks...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Larry D. Keeler
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 7:19 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to objects
>
> Can Pilot send a trainer out there?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 8:59 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] walking in to objects
>
>
>> Hey all,
>> I know that bonding can take up to a year, but I also know that 
>> Princess shouldn't be walking me in to things. I honestly don't know 
>> what to do any more because I don't feel like correcting her is 
>> enough and that after a while she forgets about it altogether.
>> Today I went to visit the University of Santa Cruz and we went on a tour.
>> Princess for some reason walked me in to a pole and as usually I 
>> corrected her. This has occurred a few times since I last posted 
>> about it, and it's getting more difficult for me to trust her. I 
>> don't feel safe walking at night or in the dark now, and it's a horrible
feeling.
>> Any thoughts, suggestions, advice?
>> Best, Hannah
>>
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