[nagdu] My new dog

[Margo and Arrow]

Arrow doesn't distract by other dogs and he does sniff sometimes but a 
gentle hup-hup does the trick.  I never have to steady him.  We just stroll 
along at a gentle pace--very relaxed.

Margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] My new dog


> Hi Buddy.
> That's encouraging.  At least there are some dogs out there who are not
> easily distracted.  Ben's weakness is sniffing, and my corrections don't
> make much of an impression.  I want my next dog to not always be looking
> for a chance to cop a sniff.
> But, other than that, Ben is very easy to live with, very tranquil and
> without any bad habits besides sniffing and emptying on route. Well, and
> acting like "Are you talking to me?"  Little wise guy.
>
> Tracy
>
>> Hi Tracy,
>>
>> My experience mostly agrees with your experience, but Leno must be a
>> mutant or something, because, approaching a year and a half later and 
>> he's
>> *still* really quiet. There was a brief time when he'd get a little
>> distracted by other dogs, but that settled down very quickly, and even
>> that wasn't bad at all. Nothing like Chet's distractibility, and nothing
>> that was at all hard to get control over. Still, I do think Leno's pretty
>> unusual in that respect; it was pretty much what I saw was what I got, no
>> surprises.
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Mark!  I've been wondering how it was going for you.  Glad to hear
>>> it's
>>> going well.  And he sounds like a fine fellow.
>>>
>>> In my experience, dogs may start out quiet, but, once they start feeling
>>> comfortable, they start coming out of their shell and testing you to see
>>> what rules will stay and which will go.  In class, it takes a week or
>>> two
>>> to start.  Not sure if it's the same at home, but I'd think it would be.
>>> Hope all continues to go well.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My new dog is doing well. I got him on Tuesday the 3, and yesterday we
>>>> were doing subway work.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> He is an almost 80lb male shepherd. His coloration was called "sable."
>>>> The tip of his tale is black, almost like he dipped it in a bucket of
>>>> paint. He is extremely well behaved, and whenever I stop to talk to
>>>> someone, he lays down on my left side. Whenever I am at a counter, he
>>>> automatically lays down between my feet and the counter. He never
>>>> barks,
>>>> or chews anything in the house. Unless there is some sort of super
>>>> compelling distraction like pidgins, he listens to me almost 100% of
>>>> the
>>>> time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My only complaint is sniffing distractions, and bird distractions.
>>>> However, the bird distraction is more amusing than dangerous. Whenever,
>>>> he
>>>> sees a bird on the sidewalk in front of him, he stairs at it, while
>>>> walking strait at it. When the bird gets scared and flies off, he is so
>>>> happy, bouncing and wagging his tale.  I don't get on his case about
>>>> bird
>>>> distractions so long as he doesn't go after birds that are not in our
>>>> path
>>>> anyway, and as he is approaching the bird, he can't mess up his guide
>>>> work.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a red rubber stick that my dog loves. This is like doggy crack.
>>>> He
>>>> wants this rubber stick, more than he wants beef jerky or other high
>>>> value
>>>> food treats.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Let's call the dog Jon. That's not his name, however, that's the alias
>>>> we
>>>> are going with to he decides he doesn't want to run over and make
>>>> friends
>>>> with everyone that says his name.
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