[nagdu] Dogs and instructors
Debbie Cole
debbieanne1124 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 15 23:25:37 UTC 2012
The trainers can be testing you to see if you are handling him
correctly. In a situation where there is a distraction. Because he
may pull you down. so always be on your guard (and your toes)
I ahve to constantly be aware of what my dogs movements and approaches are.
On 10/15/12, Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah and I notice that when I prase him he doesn't get very
> excited. The instructor said he went nuts for praise and jumps
> up and stuff but he doesn't get too excited when I praise him.
> But the trainer if she just says Hi Wiz." He goes nuts.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Debbie Cole <debbieanne1124 at gmail.com
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:46:04 -0700
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs and instructors
>
> I did the obedience commands with the trainer here. "Sit, down,
> stay,
> come" and so on. If she didn't obey i corrected. If the trainer
> is
> there with you go for it. If Wizzard focuses on the trainer turn
> Wiz
> away from the trainer and try that until he gets it right.
>
> If that's a good Guide dog like you say he will aim to please
> you.
> Praise is everything.
>
> On 10/15/12, Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> should I do obedieence with the trainers here?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Debbie Cole <debbieanne1124 at gmail.com
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:33:48 -0700
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs and instructors
>
> Sarah
> Leone really missed me a lot. they also ahd her ona diet. .
> So she
> was about what she is now at 70 pounds. I'm her mama peach.
> she
> waas
> so very ahppy to see me and ran right up to me. Although she
> was
> attracted to her trainer Michal Anna she knew I'm her boss and
> she
> stayed. Michal Anna worked with us a few days then returned
> back
> to
> the school to prepare for your class.
>
> Always always always do the obedience commands before even going
> out
> to potty in the mornin. the boy will learn fast.
>
> On 10/15/12, Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> cool. How did she act when she saw you after two months of
> summer school?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Debbie Cole <debbieanne1124 at gmail.com
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:45:11 -0700
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs and instructors
>
> I had that happen with me, Sarah. And voice commands and
> correction
> just don't seem to work and i ended up dragging the dog. LOL
> Today
> is better though then back then.
>
> She was taken away for 2 months of training. (summer school)
> Now
> with mostly voice commands alone she obeys. She ahs not really
> pulled
> much. It's some getting used to. I'm a new dog handler
> myself.
> Leone is my first dog. We learn as we go along.
>
> On 10/15/12, Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> they just talk high-pitched to the dog, which he loves. Then
> when he's guiding they'll be far off behind us and Wizard
> won't
> go forward unless there right behind us even though they try
> to
> be a few bleks back. It's very frustrating and today I feel
> depressed.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:23:07 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs and instructors
>
> They try to make the dog more excited? That really doesn't
> make
> any sense.
>
> What exactly do you mean by this.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Oct 15, 2012, at 1:58 PM, Sarah wrote:
>
> It's not excuses they told me that the dogs should fet
> excited
> because they have been working with the dogs for the past 6
> months. And every time they come they always make contact
> with
> the dog to make him more excited.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
> Dog Users'"<nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:55:00 +0000
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs and instructors
>
> Sounds like excuse making to me.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Sarah
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 6:32 PM
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> Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs and instructors
>
> Yeah I'll ask Emceafor about it, but the last time they just
> said
> that the dogs will always get excited.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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> Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:11:17 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs and instructors
>
> Did you talk with the instrutors about it? When I had a
> similar
> problem, I found the dog would work for me in places we
> hadn't
> been before. Be sure you are talking about it.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Oct 14, 2012, at 5:04 PM, Sarah wrote:
>
> With Wizard, he drags me out the gate to get to Emily and
> will
> not listen to me very good when they're around, and it makes
> me
> feel more discouraged every time they come over. Then if
> they
> get a few feet behind us, he won't go. They wanted to stay a
> few
> blocks behind us but Wizard wouldn't hop up and I don't know
> how
> to fix it.
>
> Sarah and Wizard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chantel Cuddemi" <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
> Dog
> Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:34:26 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs and instructors
>
> Motley only wagged his tail at the trainer once when she came
> over with some
> scissors to cut the hair around his eyes.
>
> We were told to keep the dogs under control.
>
> It wasn't easy at the beginning, but we did it somehow.
>
> Chantel and Motley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Sarah
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 2:57 AM
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> Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Dogs and instructors
>
> Hello everyone,
> When you first got your dogs, did your dogs go nuts when they
> saw
> the trainers? What did you do? Did you let them go nuts and
> say
> hi to the trainers or get them under control?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chantel Cuddemi" <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
> Dog
> Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:51:54 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] O&M services with a dog
>
> Hi all,
>
> When I first came home from Pilot with Motley, the trainer
> and
> my
> mobility
> instructor worked on my area with Motley and I.
>
> My mobility instructor seemed to be familiar with guide dogs
> because she and
> the trainer go way back.
>
> Anyhow, she was able to help Motley and I along with routes
> here
> in my
> neighborhood, and it's worked out great!
>
> All my best,
>
> Chantel and Motley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Cindy
> Ray
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 12:31 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] O&M services with a dog
>
> I know that lots of these folks don't know much about dog
> use,
> but as they
> show us a route, can't we tell them what we need? That's how
> I've
> dealt with
> any here.
>
> Cindy Lou
>
> On Oct 13, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Margo and Arrow wrote:
>
> We have an O and M instructor in this area who's very
> familiar
> with how
> guide dog teams work. I hear she's leaving, though. I think
> one
> or two of
> the O and M instructors at our private blindness agency know
> about dogs,
> too, but, yes, those are few and far between. I know some of
> the
> schools
> offer O and M people the opportunity to work with a dog,
> etc.,
> but I wonder
> how much they get to learn in the space of a couple of days.
> In
> other
> words, do they learn enough to be able to help someone learn
> a
> route or to
> know what the dog is or isn't dong or the owner is or isn't
> doing.
>
> Margo and Arrow
>
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