[nagdu] Question from anyone who works and has a guide dog

matthew dyer ilovecountrymusic483 at gmail.com
Sun Oct 21 16:22:53 UTC 2012 

Hi,

Unfortionnetly, I live clear on the west side of columbus and the trainning center is clear up on the north side  so I really have to take transit, but I will try taking her for a walk earlyer in the morning and see if that will help.  I do have a cong which I am planing to take with me if need be.  I first have to get her a new leash since she has totally chuewed it  appart.  Does anyone who went to pilot remember how much they are from the school?  Thanks again for any help.

Matthew


On Oct 20, 2012, at 7:20 PM, Deanna Lewis wrote:

> Hi Matt,
> I agree with Julie here. I think that taking Izzy for a long walk before the
> training, or on lunch break will help make her tired, so she will want to
> lay down and rest afterwards. 
> Is the training facility you are at in your home area? If it is relatively
> close to you, you may consider riding a city bus there and walking some of
> the way. That way you both get some exercise.
> My guide, Pascal used to always want to stand during meetings, at
> restaurants, etc. But, I found that when we had a good workout before the
> meeting, about a mile walk or so, that he would settle a lot easier. He
> would plop right down and fall asleep. If I went out and rode to my
> destination in a car  or on Para Transit, he would get bored quickly and not
> want to lay down. There are still times when he doesn't want to lay down,
> especially if he is in the aisle of wherever we are at. So, I always try to
> encourage him to lay under the desk or table. If he can't get underneath,
> then I just have to be firm and make him lie down.
> I am still not very clear on what she is actually doing here... Does she
> just not want to lie down? Does she get bored? Does she not mind you?
> If it is boredom, I would suggest you bring her a nylabone to chew on while
> you are training. 
> Good luck in your training!
> Hope this helps. 
> Deanna and Pascal
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J.
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 5:58 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Question from anyone who works and has a guide dog
> 
> Exercise is always a good thing.  Do you have a place like a hallway or
> something where you could throw a toy for her to fetch?  A long walk is also
> a good idea so she is tired and will settle more easily.  Are you working
> her on the days you don't go to this training?  Guide dogs need consistent
> work on a nearly daily basis.  They won't forget the commands, but they will
> get bored, restless and start finding other creative ways to use their
> intelligence.  I'd also start practicing long down stays at home before you
> go back to this training.
> 
> Julie
> 
> 
> On 10/19/2012 2:35 PM, matthew Dyer wrote:
>> Hi Jully.
>> 
>> Rite now I am going through job trainning and am hopping to get into a
> customersurvice work.  I have been doing a lot of trainning and really want
> to start the dlupmeent prosses, but am having trouble getting her tostay
> down for very long periods.  I think the next time I go  back up there I am
> going to try and walk her before hand which will require me to get up much
> earlyer, but it is worth a shot.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> 
>> matthew Dyer
>> 
>> 
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>> On Oct 19, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Julie J. wrote:
>> 
>>> Matthew,
>>> 
>>> I'm not sure what sort of work you are doing, which might make a
> difference in how you manage your dog.  when I'm in my office Monty lays on
> his rug under my desk.  Generally he will stay calm and quiet for 2 to 3
> hours.  Then he gets a bit fidgety and will put his chin on my leg.  This
> tells me that he needs to stretch and walk around a bit.  since I have my
> own office with a door and he is well behaved, I will let him up to walk
> around my office for a couple of minutes.  Then he goes back under until I
> am done.  Generally speaking though I will have to get up and move around to
> another office or something before he needs to stretch.
>>> 
>>> When I'm out of my office at meetings or doing a presentation, Monty goes
> with me.  He will lie under the table in front of me or beside my chair or
> wherever seems out of the way and appropriate.  If I'm moving around the
> room teaching a class I generally have him lie next to the wall at the front
> of the classroom.  He can see me, but is out of the way.
>>> 
>>> He has been going with me to work for three years now.  the first couple
> of weeks did require some  reminders and gentle encouragement to stay put.
> I prepared him by practicing long down stays at home.  TV is a good time to
> do this because you are generally sitting and not moving around.  also TV
> comes in convenient 30 and 60 minute time slots so you can easily keep track
> of how you are progressing.
>>> 
>>> HTH
>>> Julie
>>> On 10/19/2012 12:15 PM, matthew Dyer wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> I am looking for any ideas on how to handle Izzy while oon the job.
> This past week I went to  the trainning service here and took Izzy with
> me and for some reason I could not keep Izzy com.  I ended up getting time
> off the trainning because of this.  What do people do  before hand?  I do
> make it a point to do obideanse with her, but she still seems hiper.  Any
> idea on how to rectify this problem?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> matthew Dyer
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> matthew Dyer
>>>> 
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