[nagdu] welcome Michelle was Owner training

[Julie J.]

Welcome Michelle!

Thanks for introducing yourself and telling us a bit about you.   I'm 
always excited to have new people on the list.

I'm Julie, one of the moderators.  I'm currently working with Monty my 
owner trained lab and Boxer mix.

Again welcome!
Julie





On 1/19/2012 6:23 PM, Michelle wrote:
> 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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