[nagdu] walking in to objects

[Lisa belville]

Hannah,

Generally, no, they shouldn't walk you into things, but dogs don't have the 
same dept perception as we do, so showing them how to act in a narrow area 
by reworking it seems to get the point across.

Katy, my current dog did that a few times when we were first matched.  I 
particularly remember a situation when we'd just finished training.  We were 
going into a Save A Lot and Katy had to go between a poll and a rack of 
shopping carts.  There was plenty of room, but she rushed us between and I 
wound up running my right side into the poll.  I gave Katy a harness 
correction, turned around and reworked the narrow space while giving her 
quiet praise the whole time.  When she slowed enough for me to perceive the 
narrow spot I gave her the forward command in that same, calm voice and we 
slowly went through without me running into it.  I gave her huge lovins 
right there in the parking lot.

Now Katy will slow down when we come to a narrow spot.  I've gotten to the 
point that I will slow down with her and use my right elbow as a guide to 
avoid things at waist level.  it's not a foolproof method because sometimes 
there are things I can't detect with my limited facial vision, but we 
haven't had nearly the amount of bumps like we did when I was first matched.

Lisa



1st Law of Procrastination: that which can be done will be done . . . 
TOMORROW!!
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 7:59 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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