[nagdu] curious about street names for dogs

Thu Oct 4 02:15:56 UTC 2012

I say my dog's name far too much to hide it from anyone.  I also talk
to my dog a lot, which is weird...  I know...  I got it from my
mother.  :)  That's why I'd think it would be more trouble than it's
worth to come up with a fake name.  I doubt you really need to say the
dog's name with every command.  Probably noone does that.

On 10/3/12, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, sure, you were with an apprentice. They are being graded, too, so they
> are going to see the world in black and white and not in shades of gray.
> Once you are home, which you are now, you can stop using the name first. I
> always forget and say the command and then the dog's name, or I don't use it
> at all, which is mostly the case.
>
> Cindy Lou
>
> On Oct 3, 2012, at 7:47 PM, d m gina wrote:
>
>> Buddy and list,
>> When you work with an apprintice as I did or at least this one, if I
>> didn't say my dogs name first, she would grumble in her beard if she had
>> been a man.  giggle.
>> I would rather not say the name I find myself doing this quite a bit of
>> the time when I am trying to find something example getting past the speed
>> bump.
>> Keeping his mind alert on what I am asking.
>> Or getting him to walk up to the door of the van, he stopps just far
>> enough my short arms can't find the door.
>> Yet he sees it loll.
>> Now what is my problem for not seeing this door giggle.
>> So I give name and say hup up.
>> Just some thoughts.
>> I had to laugh at Tina when she said she was told she didn't have to say
>> the name first, I was in more hot water, not warm hot water if I didn't do
>> it this way or that way.
>> I was told that it is in my record that I will come home and ruin my dog.
>> Because I use different names getting what I want done accomplished.
>> I don't know if I will ever get this off my record, what I do know, is
>> this.
>> For a dog who has been home only two months, goes to the store, finds the
>> service counter, then we go over to the pharmacy desk get done what we
>> want, goes threw the store, finds the door that lets you come into the
>> store, you tell him to go find the open door.
>> he waits looks around and suddenly pulls me rite to this door.
>> I am praising like a crazy lady, yes I am there, and I am so proud of my
>> dog I could squeel.
>> So yes the dog I am ruining is doing so well.
>> I could travel with him all over and not be afraid.
>> Oh there is so much I could share,
>> where I don't want to boare anyone.
>> If you got this far, thanks for reading.
>> Tina I am a very proud lady.
>>
>> Original message:
>>> Hi,
>>
>>> Sometimes I say the name, sometimes I don't. It's one of those
>>> inconsistency things. However, all of my dogs knew that I meant for them
>>> to go forward. Or whatever. If they didn't, I might say their name. And
>>> onward from there.
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Oct 3, 2012, at 5:09 PM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>> You guys bring up a good point. I think the difference here is that with
>>>> GDF we do not say "Emma, forward" we just say "forward". I might be
>>>> wrong in my ability to remember how TSE does that, but we at GDF hardly
>>>> ever say the dogs name. I was taught by tse to say the dogs name before
>>>> every command. So thus the public would hear it, but if I don't say it,
>>>> then they will not know. Of course there are reasons for saying the name
>>>> and not saying the name before a command. Just wanted to clarify on that
>>>> part.
>>
>>
>>>> Marsha drenth
>>>> Sent with my IPhone
>>>> http://adventureswith2feet4paws.blogspot.com
>>
>>>> On Oct 3, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Hi Meghan,
>>
>>>>> Your approach is very like my approach. I've always thought that the
>>>>> just hollering at people not to pet my dog thing never worked very
>>>>> well, and that's not counting the ones who just sneak in a pet just
>>>>> because they want to and I don't notice. So I've always felt that it's
>>>>> a much more effective approach to correct my dog for his paying
>>>>> attention to things/people he shouldn't be when he shouldn't be. (This
>>>>> has a secondary effect of getting people to take a step back for
>>>>> getting my dog in trouble.) Of course, I'll still remove people from my
>>>>> dog if I catch them.
>>
>>>>> As for street names, I don't use one for a couple reasons. First, I'm
>>>>> no good at lying. Second, a street name can be nearly the same as the
>>>>> dog's real name, especially if he learns that "George" means "him".
>>>>> Finally, wouldn't it be kind of obvious if I told someone his name was
>>>>> George, then called him Fred right after? Now mind you, it doesn't keep
>>>>> me from occasionally telling people that my dog's name is Tralfazz, but
>>>>> that's another story. Really, people hav always had trouble with all
>>>>> three of my dogs' names for som reason. Probably least with Karl. But
>>>>> Chet was Check, Chuck, Chat, all sorts of things. Leno was Leonard,
>>>>> Lenode, Lanno, and just plain "What did you say?"
>>>>> --
>>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
>>
>>>>> On Oct 3, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Meghan Whalen <mewhalen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>> I haven't found it makes much of a difference for my dogs, but there
>>>>>> are some people who just really bother me a lot if they know my dog's
>>>>>> name.  Like you, I teach my dogs to ignore petting, talking to etc,
>>>>>> because I can control my dog's reactions much more than I can control
>>>>>> how everyone will react to my dog, if that makes sense.
>>
>>>>>> Meghan
>>>>>> On 10/2/2012 9:51 PM, Julie McGinnity wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>>>>>> This topic was brought up a few days ago about Marsha's dog, and I
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>> curious about the use of fake(street) names for guide dogs.  Have
>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>> of you done this?  Was it successful?  I have never considered doing
>>>>>>> such a thing because even though it can distract my dog if people
>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>> her name, it is equally distracting when they make eye contact with
>>>>>>> her or make noises at her.  I never thought giving out a fake name
>>>>>>> would really solve the problem.  I have just tried teaching my dog
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> ignore such distractions.  So have any of you found that your dog is
>>>>>>> less distracted if people don't know the name?  I'm curious.
>>
>>>>>>> I hope everyone had a good Tuesday.
>>
>>
>>
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Julie McG
 Lindbergh High School class of 2009, National Federation of the Blind
of Missouri recording secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and proud graduate of Guiding Eyes for the Blind

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