[nagdu] curious about street names for dogs

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Thu Oct 4 02:25:15 UTC 2012


One time I was visiting with my dog, and a man who was going past me asked if the dog knew what I was saying. He was actually kidding, and I felt sort of silly, but that wouldn't keep me from doing it again.

Cindy Lou

On Oct 3, 2012, at 9:15 PM, Julie McGinnity wrote:

> 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
> 
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
> John 3:16
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