[nagdu] Downtime in class

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Tue Sep 18 16:51:55 UTC 2012


No, I don't do that. I should, but because I am currently not going much of anywhere, I've gotten out of the habit. I kind of wish I did, and maybe I'll start. That's probably one of the reasons I won't get any dogs after this one. I don't think he's getting a fair shake. I hope I don't change my mind.

CL

On Sep 18, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Sarah wrote:

> Cool thanks.  How often do you walk your dog? Do
> you walk 3-5 miles every day?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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> Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:27:39 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class
> 
> Ah, you'll be fine.  It is always exciting before you go for the dog.  I think you are going to have a fine time of it.
> 
> Cindy
> 
> On Sep 17, 2012, at 11:10 PM, Sarah wrote:
> 
> That's exciting! I'm still kind of worried, but I'll do it.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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> Date sent: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:45:16 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class
> 
> His name is Fisher.  Let's see.  I think they brought him to my room.  We walked around the room a lot.  He sniffed me and we cuddled.  At our school, they had us go out on their leisure path with the harness and an instructor attched to him, too, with the leash.  Then later we took them out to relieve and have dinner.  He mostly tried to keep him close and see what toys he liked, though I went slow with this.  Some dogs, when you first get them, whine a lot because they hear familiar voices as others are being given dogs by the same instructor.  Some are restless the first night or so when they are with you; I've never had a lot of trouble with that with any of the dogs.
> 
> CL
> 
> On Sep 17, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Sarah wrote:
> 
> What's his name? What was it like when you first met him?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com
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> Date sent: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:20:17 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class
> 
> I think they can sense  your moods.  I think they definitely know the difference between stressed and calm.  I have a lab and golden cross.  He is six.
> 
> CL
> 
> On Sep 17, 2012, at 6:17 PM, Sarah wrote:
> 
> that's awesome! I am so excited to have a dog.  Can dogs sense how you are feel, can they sense your moods? What kind of dog do you have?
> 
> ----- 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, 17 Sep 2012 18:12:22 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Downtime in class
> 
> \Hi, Sarah, I am Cindy.  You know, it depends on the dog.  I am a firm believer in spending a lot of time in the process of bonding with my dog, especially the first few days.  If the person who trained you is your trainer, they will look to that person for a while, but you will start to see a switch over in a few days.  When you take that dog home, I think the bonding increases because now it has left all it knows behind except you, so it trusts you.  You will have work to do to become a solid team, but your dog and you will have already begun a strong bonding that will only get stronger.  I think the key is a lot of attention, especially at first and mostly from you, corrections when you have to, and lots of praise when the dog does something right and well.
> 
> CL
> 
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