[nagdu] Seeking suggestions for how to maintain a dog's traffic training

[Terrie Terlau]

Hi all,
Guide Dog Foundation teaches their students a technique for doing traffic
checks with their dogs. This is the only school that I know of that does
this. Seeing Eye has said not to do so. Sometimes dogs work pretty close to
cars, at least close enough that the public thinks there is a problem when
there is not. But the best thing to do if you are concerned about your dog's
traffic work is to call your school and get someone out who really knows
what to look for. I would trust the opinions of very few O&M instructors and
probably not the opinion of a sighted friend because they don't know how
close is too close in terms of whether a dog is really paying attention to
traffic and doing it right.
JMO.
Best,
Terrie Terlau

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Bryan Jones
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 10:42 AM
To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
Subject: [nagdu] Seeking suggestions for how to maintain a dog's traffic
training

Hi Folks,

Reading another thread that mentions traffic-check training methods used at
school got me wondering about ways to safely maintain me and my dog's
traffic training. can any of you share any methods you use to maintain your
dog's traffic training? My pup has always cut things very close in relation
to motor vehicles, whether parked or moving, but recently I feel she's been
cutting things even closer.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts,
Bryan



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