[nagdu] my day from yesterday

[Julie J.]

Do you plan to work the dog as you would under blindfold all the time?  
Because I think if you are expecting different things from day to day 
it's going to confuse him and possibly cause stress.  I also don't think 
it's fair of you to not expect him to do a full stop at curbs sometimes 
and then not others.You are correcting the dog for your mistakes.

Julie




On 11/9/2012 8:54 AM, Sean Moore wrote:
>  Also posted as a FB status
>
>  Okay so yesterday I worked Franklin under sleepshade, which is
>  wearing a mask that completely takes away any usable vision one
>  has.
>
>  My friend mindy was with us the whole time, and didn't really say
>  anything unless it was life or death. First off I did this because my
>  usable vision is getting worse with in 6 months its gone from 20/200
>  to 20/350 which is really bad. I'm seeing clouds from my one
>  eye.
>
>  A good examniple is when I was in the BX on base a few weeks ago-
>  I lost sight of dad and told Franklin to find him, Franklin took me
>  to him, I looked at him and didn't recognize him at all, went on to
>  try and find him again. told Franklin to find him again and took me
>  back to the same guy, this time I recognized him. \
>
>  So back to sleepshade work, mainly Franklin didn't stop for the up
>  curbs, since when i work him with vision he does a slight pause, so
>  tripped over every up curb, after about 2 good corrections he
>  started stopping for the up curbs. He did stop for every down curb.
>
>  When we first started without usable vision I was rather
>  disorientated, So we crossed the street in front of my apartment
>  conplex. didn't even know it at all. Until I felt grass under foot,
>  asked Mindy and she told me yeah we crossed the street. Though
>  franklin did pause in the middle of the none busy street.
>
>  So we continued to walk, ending up in the parking lot of the Grosery
>  store,, my foot hit a random box, and then Franklin at full speed
>  went over a up curb my foot hit it, made him rework it. Got going
>  again, and walked pass the grosery, then pass a few more store, and
>  came to a side street, heard to cars Franklin didn't move for 3
>  forward commands. Finally got him moving and we moved quick and
>  tripped on up curb. Now we're in the parking lot of the auto parts
>  store, Franklin goes over left to get on the sidewalk, then we go to
>  the main sidewalk and I can hear the cars what sounds like inches
>  away from me. Again we conintue down the sidewalk and then we think
>  about food, hey we're out and its a excuse to get food! So we go into
>  Zaxby's - I do love Zaxby's. once done, we head back out to walk
>  back. everything goes well until the 4way intersection , 2 lanes
>  ---- Mindy hits the button for the lights, we, she crosses, I don't
>  hear her move at all, trying to listen for traffic. Franklin and me
>  stand there for 2 cycles , giving him the forward command 3 times, no
>  moving at all, trafffic going the way we need. So finally mindy calls
>  and tells me we missed 2 times we could have crossed. So hit the
>  button for the light again, I know why some totals want the APS.
>  Finally got Franklin moving into crossing, mindy on phone, I know
>  stupid, Franklin walked out of cross walk, got him over right, him
>  trying to go through a waiting car.
>
>  got to the sidewalk safely a little shaken.....
>
>  Rest of the walk home was fine, besides 3 police cars boxxing in one
>  car and guy- wonder what it was?
>
>  But yeah that was yesterday
>
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