[nagdu] walking in to objects

Nicole B. Torcolini at Home ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Sun Apr 15 15:46:57 UTC 2012


Hahaha, yes. I know that this is not a laughing matter, but, whenever a 
field rep came to see us, whatever behavior Lexia had immediately went away.

Nicole

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Perdue" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to objects


> 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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