[nagdu] Update From VA

Tue Jul 17 20:37:49 UTC 2012

 Hey Jessica
So I don't have a dog guide yet ( I can't decide on it)
But,  my roommate had a golden retrieve as her previous guide. She is the sweetest dog on earth but is absurdly sensitive in all areas. She nervous wags her tail when she thinks sr is in trouble and cries and panics when she can't get to her
I know that when t came to situations that the dog couldn't reach her she would avoid briniging her when possuible as you did 
I think that worked best for her.
When it was unavoidvavlr she would have someone hold her and try giving her something to distract her
Ie at the pool on tie down shed give her a kong with a little bit of peanut butter to help redirect the dogs attention. She isn't big into nylabones but if your dog is a chewer something like that would help
Didn't always work but did help

Hope your staying cool
Danielle (waiting for next TSE puppy in training)

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On Jul 17, 2012, at 4:02 PM, Shannon Wells <oldtimechristian at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow, that's pretty funny how he takes you to stairs when you say escalator. Smart dog. :) I'm curious, do you have someone stay with the dog while you ride rides at the amusement park? That is one place I never took my dog.
> Shannon Wells
> On Jul 17, 2012, at 2:47 PM, Jessica Diaz wrote:
> 
>> Hi Everyone
>> 
>> Forgive me for taking so long to write and will try to some up everything
>> that has been going on in to one message. My move to VA back in April went
>> smoothly. The dogs took time to adjust to each other but we got it worked
>> out. I still am working with Saunders not to mount my hubbys dog and he is
>> doing tons better. I started O&M and take my cane. Then a few days later I
>> go back and work with the dog. It just works so much better for me because I
>> must know everything around new areas that I will frequent. I feel I get
>> that feedback better with a cane. We have taken the Metro a few times and
>> Saunders does great. He does not like escalators and when I tell him to find
>> it he takes me to the steps right next door. If there are no steps he will
>> then take me a few feet in front of the escalator and stop. I think he is
>> saying do we have to do this? In the Metro stations it is so much better to
>> find escalators then elevators because they are centrally located. We will
>> get better on those hopefully, though I need to remember to put on his shoes
>> which I am bad about. I'm job searching and this last one was not in a safe
>> area. I did not know about it until I stepped off the bus. Even though we
>> crossed the same street a few times trying to find the building the company
>> was in, Saunders did great and followed my instructions. He probably was
>> thinking, mom you are totally lost. Last weekend he got his first amusement
>> park experience in Ocean City MD. He does not like crowds and kept moving
>> from one side of the board walk to the other trying to find a straight
>> enough path. I was surprised about how good he was. With all those balls
>> flying and games, I thought he would be nervous. The nervous part came on
>> Fri. night when he saw me on a roller coaster. He began to bark and I knew
>> it was him. I felt bad but I couldn't just jump off at 40 feet. When I got
>> down he flew at me and I decided to let him spend the rest of the weekend in
>> the hotel room. He loved it and was spread out on the bed on his blanket
>> watching animal planet. Are anyone else's dogs sensitive? Mine hates it when
>> I am in water and he cannot get to me. Also like at the park when he thinks
>> I am in danger. Thanks for reading our adventures.
>> 
>> Jessica
>> 
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