[nagdu] Owner training

[Natalie]

Well, welcome, Michelle and Abby,
My name is Natalie and I live in Denver, CO.  My guide is Liam, a male black 
lab from GDA.  He's seven years old now, and it has been a fast three and a 
half years.  We were partnered up on July 9, 2008, and Dave Ponce and Patty 
Elizondo are awesome.  Hope you enjoy your stay here, and Liam Joshua and I 
are looking forward to reading posts from you and Abby.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua, whose middle name is in memory of a dear late friend 
and beloved

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michelle" <1blindchik at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Owner training


>
> 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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