[nagdu] Introduction

Thu Jul 19 16:03:10 UTC 2012

Why is anchoring the dog an essential skill?  Is something like a "go to 
your mat/place" or a "down stay/rest" not an alternative?

I've never used tie down with my dogs except for about three days to try 
it out at night and decide that it doesn't work for me.   If I'm not 
holding the other end of the leash, they are taken off the leash or it 
is left loose.  Monty is expected to stay where I tell him to stay.  If 
I don't expect that he will be able to do that, I put him in a situation 
where he will be successful, crate, leashed to me or a different place 
where he can down stay.

I have no idea why I don't like tie downs.  Perhaps it's what you are 
used to.  I don't know.

Julie

On 7/19/2012 8:12 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:
> Also, assuming your dog isn't going to chew through the leash, you can anchor him or her to the couch or a chair or someplace where the dog can see you while in the kitchen.
> Knowing how to anchor your dog is an essential skill.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lyn Gwizdak
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 12:40 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introduction
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> I'd agree.  Actually, it is UNSAFE to have a dog underfoot in the kitchen
> while meals are being prepared.  the dog could be fallen over while you have
> a pot of something hot in your hands - and well, you get where this goes!
>
> My dogs are allowed in my kitchen only for his mealtime and water which I
> take care of before I make anything for us in there.  I have a real small
> kitchen with a serve-through window and Landon can see me from his bed in
> the living room.  This is where the "Go to your place" command comes in
> handy or whatever command for the same thing other schools use.  Landon is
> from The Seeing Eye.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy Ray"<cindyray at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 3:26 PM
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>> If you feel best keeping your dog on tie down when you are preparing your
>> meals, you should. It isn't convenient to haul the dog around with you if
>> you are preparing meals, assuming that that you are keeping the dog on a
>> leash.
>>
>>
>> On Jul 16, 2012, at 5:15 PM, Kelby Carlson wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you all very much for your introductions! I do have another
>>> question that's sort of random (and not really essential, just something
>>> I'm curious about.) My bedroom isn't terribly close to the kitchen, and I
>>> make a good deal of my own meals.  Is it better when I'm eating by myself
>>> to keep my dog on tie-down? It's more convenient for me in a logistical
>>> stense as I need two hands to do a lot of things and he doesn't seem to
>>> mind.  Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Kelby
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: rhonda cruz<rhondaprincess at gmail.com
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:47:52 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introduction
>>>
>>> hi i wish you.  and elvice.  a lot of luck.  in school.
>>> it is nice to meet you.
>>> i'm rhonda, and i have  my first pilot dog.  her name is Mya.
>>> she is a german sheppard.
>>>
>>> she is five years old.
>>>
>>> nice to meet you.
>>> from rhonda.
>>> On Jul 16, 2012, at 2:32 PM, Shannon Wells wrote:
>>>
>>> Kelby, welcome to the list and congrats to you and Elvis.  You might try
>>> giving your dog ice to eat and staying in the shade.  I had a friend who
>>> actually had her golden retriever clipped.  The dog sure did feel
>>> strange, but she was a lot cooler.
>>> Shannon Wells
>>> On Jul 16, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Kelby Carlson wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello, everybody!
>>>
>>> I am a newly graduated guide dog user from Guide Dogs for the Blind
>>> (Oregon Campus.) I have a beautiful yellow lab named Elvis, and I will be
>>> taking him back to college with me in several weeks.  I hope that this
>>> list will be a good place to discuss guide dog use, training, and care.
>>>
>>> I do have a question, and it may be a silly one.  Does any"one have
>>> suggestions about how to help a dog acclimate to a warmer climate? Oregon
>>> is significantly cooler than where I live in the summer and I don't want
>>> to overstress my dog.  The school gave me a set amount of water (3 cups)
>>> to offer Elvis at each watering.  Is giving more water ever advisable in
>>> this situation? Thanks!
>>>
>>> Kelby S.  Carlson
>>>
>>> Vanderbilt University
>>>
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