[nagdu] walking in to objects

Sun Apr 15 14:11:21 UTC 2012

Please know that you have my support.  Brooks was the first guide I took home, but my third guide.  The other two were not fit to be released either.

I have been where you are, but I will tell you this.  If the school will NOT come out and help you.  You need to consider going to another school.  

Sometimes the dog will behave themselves in class because they know their trainer is watching.  

I had the same problem with Southeastern not coming to help me.  they sure would send a trainer to come and get him.  I told them that would be over my dead body.

Listen to the others on the list too, they have some good advice too.

Jenny
On Apr 14, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:

> Jenny,
> Thank you for this. Princess is my first dog and I honestly don't know what
> to expect. I'd love to work this out and I want her to get better but in all
> honesty, I'm not sure that she will. I'm going to call my school and find
> out what they have to say because I don't want to get more attached and then
> having her end up not working out.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Jennifer Perdue
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 3:38 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to objects
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I don't want to sound like I have sour grapes because of what is happening
> with Brooks, but I had the same thing happened to me in class, and I was
> told how if I just corrected him it would get better.  It never did and as I
> have said before, I never trusted him fully.
> 
> they never should've sent me home with him knowing that issue was there, I
> just didn't know enough to know better.  
> 
> All I can say, and please, don't take it as though this would be an easy
> decision, or that I'm jaded from the situation with Brooks.  Please, please,
> please, trust your gut.  You could get seriously hurt if your dog doesn't do
> what it's trained to do and you won't feel the freedom and trust you should
> feel with a dog.
> 
> Again, I'm not trying to tell you what to do.  I'm just telling you what I
> had to learn the hard way with Brooks.  It's not a lesson I'll ever have to
> learn again, as I have learned to trust my gut this time and not believe
> everything any school tells you as absolute gospel.
> 
> Hoping things work out with you and your dog either way,
> 
> Jenny
> On Apr 14, 2012, at 1:18 AM, Juanita Herrera wrote:
> 
>> 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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