[nagdu] Introduction

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Thu Jul 19 16:38:01 UTC 2012 

I don't think we were taught "go to your place" until maybe 1997 or 1998. I know neither of my first two dogs were into that command. I have worked it a lot and it works. They also gave us a bell to put on the dog's collar to help us hear more quickly when said command wasn't being followed. This is, of course, helpful, since the bell is rather a raspy thing.
CL

On Jul 19, 2012, at 11:14 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:

> Good question. 
> I found it very helpful if I didn't have a defined place where I wanted my dogs to go. 
> A down stay would have worked, except my second dog was a food slut.  I didn't raise her and I was never able to get her to chill around food. In harness she was pretty good, out of it, she wasn't. 
> 
> My first dog was a silent counter surfer. 
> 
> I never learned the command "go to your place". If I had, it probably would have helped if I was in a place that could have been defined. 
> 
> Down stay worked in some situations, not in others.  I was young and stupid so there were probably things I didn't do as well as I should have. 
> 
> I just found the ability to wrap the dog's leash around something heavy very very useful if I was in a situation that required both hands where monitoring them would be difficult.  The laundry room in college comes right to mind. Monitoring by listening was difficult with several washers going. 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J.
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:03 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introduction
> 
> 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
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introduction
>> 
>> 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"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 3:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Introduction
>> 
>> 
>>> 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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