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

Wed Apr 25 04:06:35 UTC 2012

Hmm, only thing that I would caution is that Princess does not decide that 
fruit and vegetables are really good and start begging for them. Some 
people, including myself, choose to keep their dogs on a strictly dog food 
and dog treat diet, with the exception of when the dog needs rice or other 
bland foods for medical reasons, but that is a personal decision that every 
handler has to make for him/herself. Just my two cents.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Food was Re: Wanting to Chase all moving 
animals,especially small ones...

> Nicole,
> I think food is a great idea and I'm planning to use it at some point, but 
> I
> might just use fruit or veggies because Princess is still a couple of 
> pounds
> over weight.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 6:43 PM
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> Subject: [nagdu] Food was Re: Wanting to Chase all moving animals,
> especially small ones...
>
> 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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> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> 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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