[nagdu] Indoor Behavior - So Confused

[Julie McGinnity]

Hi Ava.  What a difficult situation.  BTW, I love your dog's name.  It
makes me want hot chocolate!

I think there are some good suggestions here.  I would remove the dog
from the situation sometimes.  Perhaps, put her in your room during
dinner or on tie down somewhere you can keep an eye on her.  I had to
teach my dog early on that we do not begg for food or bother mommmy
during mealtimes.  Also, there are ways to practice food distraction
problems in the house as well as outside.  You say she is well-behaved
while she is working outside, so perhaps all she needs is a little
reminder inside.  Do obedience with her frequently, and incorporate
food distraction into it.  This is what I had to do.  It might be
easier if your family does not help with this.  Also, if she can't
handle freedom in your house, perhaps she should be a little more
restricted, but that's up to you.

Whatever decision you make about your dog's training, remember that it
is yours.  You call the shots, not your family.  It's not their dog.

On 9/9/12, loriandleo <loriandleo at ohiohills.com> wrote:
> Hi Ava,
>
> Oh what a difficult situation you're in with your family over your guide
> Coco. I think it's always hard dealing with family members when it comes to
> our guides and the family members are contributing and interfering with a
> guide dog team. Ava, you need to stand your ground with your parents and
> explain that part of the problem here is that your parents are interfering
> withthe guide dog team. Let your parents know that feeding your guide table
> scrabbs from the table is absolutely not allowed and explain why. Also if
> theirs food laying around where a dog can get access of it the dog will go
> for it trained or not. But you could ask your family to try not to leave
> any
> food of any kind left out or laying around for Coco to get it. Also don't
> wait for your parents to answer your question about putting your dog on
> leash or tie down and keeping Coco with you. Just do it. Also, if theirs
> other dogs in the house and the pet dog barks there's no doubt that Coco
> will bark too.
>
> So put Coco on leash with you and also work on obedience with her. Also
> when
> eating dinner could you put Coco up in your room so that your father and
> family can't feed her?And do whatever you need to do to show your parents
> that you are working on the problem but in the same time your parents got
> to
> do their part by not interfering with you and your guide and if they
> interfer stand firm to your parents and tell them their interfering and it
> needs to stop. Also you could give your school a call and ask your trainer
> if he or she can speak to your parents about their interfering with you and
> your dog. Family members think their helping but really their not and it
> can
> do more harm than good. Good luck with it all and keep us posted. Take
> care.
>
> Lori and the Gipper
>
>
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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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