[nagdu] Food was Re: Wanting to Chase all moving animals, especially small ones...

Wed Apr 25 01:42:56 UTC 2012

Yes, this can be tricky. GDB does train with food. The idea is to use it as 
an occasional distraction or reward. Some people just use kibble, but I use 
treats because I want it to be a little more enticing than the regular food, 
and I do not like the greasy dog food on my hands. I think that the brand 
that I use is Charlie Bear, or something like that. They look like oyster 
crackers.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Wanting to Chase all moving animals,especially small 
ones...

> Nicole,
> I agree. I have not been carrying food with me because Pilot does not 
> train
> with it. It might be something to look in to though as she does love food.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 6:21 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Wanting to Chase all moving animals, especially small
> ones...
>
> Okay, good. I know that this is of course not optimum, but at least she is
> not completely blocking you out. Hopefully, continuing this pattern will
> help some. Also, have you tried offering her food to refocus her 
> attention?
>
> ----- 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: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Wanting to Chase all moving animals,especially small
> ones...
>
>
>> Nicole,
>> Her guide work overall seems pretty good to me. She is very smart and
>> I can tell that she makes some amazing decisions. We do a lot of
>> obedience work daily and I'm hoping it will carry to her work. She
>> does not block everything out when something distracts her, but she
>> also does not respond unless I yank on her leash to get her to face
>> away from whatever she's staring at and then make her do some
>> obedience work.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
>> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 11:26 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,
>>
>>    Okay, this is kind of a long message, so sorry if it gets a little
>> confusing. Also, sorry if I seem to repeat things that others have
>> already said; however, I think that I do have a little different
> information.
>>    First, regarding a gentle leader or a halti, you might give it a
>> try, but I do not know if it is the best option. As already stated,
>> you cannot give a hard correction. When I was at GDB several years
>> ago, they said that it worked for redirecting attention, but it does
>> not really solve the problem in that the dog never really learns. If
>> you do decide to use one, my personal recommendation would to get
>> training on how to use it.
>>    Second, I am curious about how Princess behaves overall. Are there
>> times where her guide work is good? How does she respond to you when
>> not working?
>> When off leash? I am wondering if working on other types of obedience
>> and team work may help the situation. When she is looking at
>> something, does she respond to anything? What happens if you tell her
>> to sit or something? Or does she just completely block out all forms
>> of communication?
>>    Finally, what about using food to try to help the situation? You
>> could try to use it to draw her attention away from whatever it is
>> that she is looking at. Also, you could use it as a reward when she does
> stop.
>>    I hope that you find a solution soon.
>>
>> Best,
>> Nicole
>>
>>
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