[nagdu] Introduction
Kelby Carlson
kelbycarlson at gmail.com
Thu Jul 19 16:55:22 UTC 2012
GDB doesn't have a go to your place command, though they do have
a"down-stay". I was not encouraged to use this off-leash when I
was in training.
Kelby
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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.
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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.
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On Behalf Of Lyn Gwizdak
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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
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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
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Date sent: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:47:52 -0700
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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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