[nagdu] Wordiness was Re: Finding Certain Things

[Tami Kinney]

Oh, I'm glad I'm not the only one that does that. /lol/

I still get hung up in directing my dog because I can't always remember 
which word I chose for which thing or action. /lol/ How to convince your 
dog you are completely stupid... /lol/

Lucky for me, Mitzi is pretty good at figuring it out from my word 
soup... Uh, find the trail. Oh, wait, not trail, uh, find the, um, oh 
what did we decide to call it, oh darn, uh... Oh, good dog! Path! We 
decided to say path! Good find the path! Or was it trail? ...

Yup. I'm pretty sure my dog thinks I'm stupid, but she is smart, so 
there we have it. /grin/

Tami

On 02/01/2012 06:22 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> I agree.  Another related thing I used to have a problem with was
> consistently using the same word for something.  Like sometimes saying
> "find a spot" and others "find a place."  Oops, how can the dog learn what
> I mean if I keep changing the words. Bad human!
> And I try to use words that don't sound a lot alike, if I can.
> Tracy
>
>> One of the things that they told us at GDB, and that I firmly believe, is
>> to
>> keep your commands as short as possible. For example, instead of saying
>> "take me to the bust stop", "go to the bus stop" or "bus stop" or
>> something
>> else short would be better.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Natalie"<nrorrell at qwest.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Finding Certain Things
>>
>>
>>> Hi Hannah,
>>> I hope you and Princess are getting settled in by now and things are
>>> going
>>> smoothly.  It is possible to teach your dog to find different things
>>> such
>>> as doors, trash cans, seats/tables, etc.  You may have to practice a few
>>> times, but they will get it.  Some dogs take a little longer than
>>> others,
>>> but show them what you want, give lots of praise when it happens, and
>>> they'll learn. Word association helps a lot.  For example, when Liam
>>> thinks I want to go inside Walgreen's but we're instead going to our
>>> taize
>>> service, since we've been to both places numerous times, I can just say,
>>> "No, boy, we're not going to Walgreens today.  We're going to taize."
>>> Then I praise him and say thank you to him because he remembers and is
>>> so
>>> eager to please.  Hope that helps.
>>> Best,
>>> Nat and Liam Joshua
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Hannah Chadwick"<sparklylicious at suddenlink.net>
>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 1:24 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Finding Certain Things
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hey All,
>>>> I was just wondering what your experiences have been in terms of
>>>> teaching
>>>> your dogs new commands such as finding things - an empty seat, trash
>>>> cans,
>>>> doors, etc. I have heard that it is possible to teach your dog to find
>>>> certain things, and I'm definitely interested in doing that once I get
>>>> settled with my dog.
>>>> Cheers, Hannah
>>>>
>>>>
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