[nagdu] Wanting to Chase all moving animals, especially small ones...

[Juanita Herrera]

Hannah,
Anise gets distracted by dogs too. In class, we were taught to correct
and if the first correction didn't work we put our dogs on what is
called a time out. This means we do a correction, but we keep the
correction for 10 seconds. Usually with a correction like that you
should get your dog's attention back. I personally am not a fan of
corrections so a simple "Hop up," usually works for Anise because she
knows I mean business. Good luck!
And don't worry. Your dog is not the only one who gets distracted.

On 4/23/12, Hannah Chadwick <sparklylicious at gmail.com> wrote:
> Cindy,
> Thank you for the advicee.
> I've tried the high collar correction, but it seriously does not seem to
> work. She'll just stand there and howl like crazy. That's why I have to drag
> her away.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Chantel Cuddemi
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 7:55 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Wanting to Chase all moving animals, especially small
> ones...
>
> Hannah,
>
> From one first-time Pilot grad to another, our dogs aren't perfect. Motley
> makes mistakes and he is still learning. We're still learning about each
> other. You and Princess are still bonding as a team and it can take you guys
> six months to a year to become a good solid team. It depends on how well
> you've bonded. Give it time and make your corrections firm, fast, fair and
> forgotten.
>
> Best,
>
> Chantel and Pilot Dog Motley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Hannah Chadwick
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 1:42 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] Wanting to Chase all moving animals,especially small
> ones...
>
> Hey all,
> Just wanted to keep you updated, Princess seems to be doing better with the
> new food although she is still having the mixture of both plus water which
> seems to be doing some amazing work!
> Now to the fun part, and please don't think I'm finding every reason to
> complain about my dog because I'm not; it's just that I've never had any
> pets in my life and as much as Princess is a working dog, she is still a dog
> with many pet dog behaviors. I feel like we are bonding very well, and I
> adore her dearly, but there are things I don't think should happen when
> we're out and about.
> My point is that she can get super easily distracted by small animals such
> as a cat or a squarrel. Believe me, I've done a lot of correction work, but
> there have been a few times where she doesn't seem to realize I'm there;
> it's just her and whatever she's staring at. There were times I've literally
> had to drag her away which I don't think is particularly safe to do.
> I've done some work with her where I set things up, but she knows she is
> being set up to do it and she does it well.
> Does anyone else seem to have trouble in this area?
> It seems to me that everyone on the list has amazing dogs, and I feel like
> all I do is complain about mine... hopefully I'm not expecting too much from
> Princess.
> Best, Hannah
>
>
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