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

Wed Apr 25 05:19:17 UTC 2012

Nicole,
I must admit I was pretty bad about giving my family dog lots of food and to
this day he loves to beg whenever he sees me eating. You would think he'd
forget after a few months since I'm not living at home, but nope...
Anyways, I feel like veggies and fruits are healthier for them and if it
does become an issue, then I'll resort to doggie food only. 

-----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 9:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Food was Re: Wanting to Chase all moving animals,
especially small ones...

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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Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:53 PM
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-----
> 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 6:43 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>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <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
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> 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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