[nagdu] walking in to objects

[Larry D. Keeler]

I remember when I first came back from Pilot.  Maybe about a month after I 
came back, Holly took me for a walk right5 down the middler of Stadium 
Boulivard, the buisiest street in Ann Arbor!  It was even a football 
Saturday and you can only imagine the chaos on that street!  Well, I never 
found out the purpose of that little stroll but, Holly sure found out that 
it wasn't one of her brighest ideas!  I didn't correct her out in the street 
because I sure wanted to get out of there!  But, as soon as I got out of the 
street, I corrected her and made her work extra hard on the way home. I 
didn't pet her head or praise her like usual.  In fact, I didn't pay her any 
attention until we were maybe home for an hour or so.  For her, it worked! 
But, Holly is a big baby who is eager to please so thats why it probably 
worked!  We certanly have never done that again!!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rhonda cruz" <rhondaprincess at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to objects


> hi julie,
> i think we all could train our dogs to walk around anything.
>    smile.
> but some times wonder  how smart these dogs any way.
>  ok.
> going to go.
> from rhonda.
>
> On Apr 15, 2012, at 6:27 AM, Julie J. wrote:
>
>> 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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