[nagdu] update on my guide dogs, number three

[Julie J.]

Lea,

Sometimes when a dog pulls really hard in harness it is because of 
nervous excitement, fear, distraction or some other problematic 
behavior.  sure some dogs pull hard because they are hard pullers and 
that kind of hard pulling is fine if you have a strong arm. *smile*  
However the nervous, agitated or fearful variety of pulling is 
problematic because of the associated behavior.  I think this is what 
Reinhardt experienced.  He mentioned the dog not guiding well.  Also the 
fact that TSE pulled the dog entirely would suggest to me that it was 
more than simply being a hard puller.

HTH
Julie


On 4/29/2012 7:53 AM, Lea williams wrote:
> I understand that the dog pulled to hard for you but maybe someone
> else likes a dog that pulls this hard?Is there some reason the school
> doesn't give the dog to someone else who would like the pull?
>
> On 4/29/12, Reinhard Stebner<raydar11011 at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>> The problem is that he would pull to hard and is not safe at his pull. On
>> top of his insane pull, he never showed a consistent pull while I was in
>> class. I had told TSE that I could not trust a dog that pulled like a draft
>> horse.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Lea williams
>> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:47 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] update on my guide dogs, number three
>>
>> can they not give him to someone else who would like to have a dog
>> that pulls more?
>>
>> On 4/28/12, Reinhard Stebner<raydar11011 at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>>> Good day to you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This message is being sent from the Washington D. C. area. Once again I
>>> have
>>> struck out with obtaining a guide dog. As all of you know, I was at TSE
>>> from
>>> 4/16/2012 until 5/3/2012 obtaining a guide dog named Vaughn. Well, Vaughn
>>> is
>>> being retired due to incorrect guide work in a city environment. I went
>>> to
>>> New York city yesterday and it was very apparent that this dog was not
>>> going
>>> to be a guide for the city. He was pulling like a cart horse and failing
>> to
>>> guide correctly. He was very excited to be in the city and doing new
>>> things.
>>> I could not deal with this. I had my instructor as well as the senior
>>> instructor (class manager) there helping me deal with this dog. It  was
>>> very
>>> rough and I was quite raddled. I have not updated my blog because I
>>> wanted
>>> to wait until I went to the city before I wrote everything down. I am
>>> disappointed and wish this could have gone better. TSE is looking for a
>> new
>>> match and will contact me when one is available. I thought you would like
>>> to
>>> know how this went for me. Hope all is well with all of you. Vaughn is no
>>> longer a guide dog and will be taken out of the guide dog service pool.
>>>
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