[nagdu] walking in to objects

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

LOL, there's nothing nutty about it at all. We have a pet dog at home who is 
a border collie mix. I learned from working with her that, sometimes, random 
distress noises worked better for stopping a bad behavior than actual words, 
regardless of the word. When I went to GDB, I sometimes did this instead of 
whatever word we were supposed to use when correcting Lexia. The trainers 
told me to stop, but I did not, as it truly does work better sometimes. So, 
whatever works is what you should do.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to objects


> Cindy,
>
> I will freely admit that I am chicken.  I don't ever teach a dog to go 
> around obstacles by using anything that could send me to the dentist for 
> reconstructive surgery! LOL
>
> I bet if you were handy you could build a vertical obstacle similar to a 
> traditional signpost with PVC and connectors.  The stuff is pretty cheap 
> and available at most hardware stores.  It goes together like Tinker Toys. 
> I also suspect the construction would make a giant clatter when it fell 
> without doing any damage to anyone it might land on.
>
> Maybe I'll try it out with my next dog.
>
> You guys can laugh now.  It's okay.  I realize I'm a bit nutters when it 
> comes to scheming ways to train dogs! *smile*
>
> Julie
>
>
> On 4/15/2012 7:53 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>> Julie, I think that was a good idea, but I wasn't bright enough to figure 
>> out what to use. I was trying to figure out how you could simulate a 
>> pole. LOL. Of course, if you knew a plate where there were things that 
>> were available to run into, you could scope them out and then plan a 
>> route around them I suspect.
>>
>> CL
>>
>>
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