[nagdu] walking in to objects

[Tami Kinney]

Hannah,

Hm... In some senses, it will take time, as your girl continues to 
mature and gain experience.

Meanwhile... It may also take some work on your part and hers. Finding 
out the key to communicating effectively with her on the subject can 
take some observation and creativity at times... I once heard, and this 
has been my experience, that the way to train a poodle is to learn how 
to convince the poodle what you want her to do is actually her idea. 
/lol/ It's a little simplistic, but true nonetheless. Very like Arabian 
horses that way, so I have prior experience with that sort of thing. An 
Arabian will go to the ends of the earth for you... But only if he/she 
thinks you're worthy enough for him/her to choose to do that for you. 
Once you find the secret key, it's all good. Until then... War!

Mitzi has been a lot like many of the Arabians I've known... Once I 
found the key, and so long as I maintain proper balance in work/play and 
life, she is terrific. We're on another prolonged visit to the small 
town where my Dad lives, and she's had a limp so I only started doing 
working walks with her yesterday, which she loved. But around the house 
and yard, the effects of all the attention I've been giving the puppy, 
along with the disruptions to daily life and my really pushing on my 
work and professional development while we're still living over in the 
Portland area have shown up in one really snotty poodle. I get the 
message, since she is pretty direct: If you're not going to pay 
attention to me, I'm not going to pay attention to you! /lol/ Okay, so 
I've been making sure to give her plenty of attention and have also 
taken her back to more leash training. Message? If you're not going to 
act like a trained dog, then I'm going to treat you like and untrained 
one. /lol/ She seems to be deciding to get back on track with obedience, 
so is getting more freedom. Silly poodle!

Tami

On 04/13/2012 10:48 PM, Hannah Chadwick 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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