[nagdu] Having a bit of trouble convincing my dog to reversecourse

[Sarah]

Hi Bryan,
Here, at Gdd we use the command, "back" and it works really well.  
At first my dog was hesitant, but it just takes a little 
convincing.

Good luck, and have a blessed day.

Sarah and Wizzard

 ----- Original Message -----
From: d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:04:24 -0400
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Having a bit of trouble convincing my dog to 
reversecourse

Hi there,
When my dog is slow in the same way as you describe, I show a 
treat,
and this starts to move him along.
I take treats with me, when I know that there is going to be a 
problem.
Just a small bit of dog food.
I also have a dog from seeing eye.
We just turn around, I tend to say about, even though it wasn't 
taught
in class.
Hope this helps.
Original message:
 Good Morning All,

 In Marsha's blog, she mentions the "About" command, which sounds 
like
 it is used when you want to turn yourself and your dog around 
180
 degrees and head in the opposite direction.  This reminded me 
that I've
 been meaning to ask for opinions on convincing my dog that it is 
OK to
 turn around and reverse course.  My guide Marqi is quite 
hesitant to
 move forward if I've turned us around 180 degrees.  Actually, to 
call
 her behavior "hesitant" is a serious understatement.  She plumb 
will not
 budge until I've provided much cajoling and praise as we inch 
forward,
 for example, if we've left the house and I realize I've 
forgotten
 something and want to go back, or if we're halfway down a block 
and I
 realize I wanted to turn left at the previous intersection.

 I don't recall learning a specific command for this at TSE, so I 
tend
 to just turn around and give the heel and forward commands.  She 
obeys
 those commands without issue in normal travel, but strongly 
disobeys
 the forward command if I've turned us around.

 I haven't found myself in this sort of situation often, but of 
course
 when it does arise I'm usually running late and would like to 
have a
 reliable way to quickly convince Marqi that I'm not getting us 
lost and
 that it is OK in this situation to reverse course.

 Any experienced thoughts much appreciated,
 Cheers,
 Bryan


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