[nagdu] Owner training

[Michelle]

Hi all, my name is Michelle and my guide is Abby, a black Lab from Guide Dog
Foundation on Long Island. Abby and I are new here to the list and I wanted
to introduce us.

I jumped in half way through this convo so my thoughts may not fit, but that
never stopped me before, LOL

I loved going to the school. Abby and I needed that time where I was the
center of her world and she the center of mine so we could build the
foundation for our bond. She is so much like me that if I had four legs,
wagging tail and floppy ears, we'd be twins! Thank God for Mike Sargent*he
picked Abby for my partner* the man is a genius.

Well, hello to all on list!
Michelle and Abby from PA


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Sharonda Greenlaw
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 4:39 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Owner training

Thank you all for sharing your owner-training experiences. I have
thought about doing a little bit of this. Where can I find out more
about training for specific tasks?

Sharonda

On 1/19/12, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net> wrote:
> Hi Robert.
> The first owner-trainer I ever met, back in the 1980's, was Paul Gabias, a
> psychology professor now living in British Columbia.  When I asked him
> about owner training one evening over a beer, he said he decided early on
> that dog training was not rocket science, and that he certainly knew
> enough about operant conditioning to do the job, without having to turn
> any control over to any kind of agency serving the blind, as he saw the
> guide dog schools.  His preferred breed was goldens, so he found a breeder
> whose dogs he liked and got a puppy.  I don't know if he did this, but
> some breeders offer a contract allowing the dog to be returned if it's not
> working out in its new home.
> I think Paul started taking the pup-in-training around with him as much as
> possible, as soon as it was reliably housebroken.  I know he also did
> considerable work on specific situations, for example, making sure he dog
> was careful around the lake dock.
>
> Owner-training seems to appeal to you psych guys.
> Tracy
>
>
>
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