[nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

[Larry D. Keeler]

Holly is still distracted!  I've worked her for 4 years and she still gets 
distracted!  You can't take all of the dog out!  In D.C. however it was the 
pidgions and squirrels!  I usually iether stop and let the other dog go by, 
correct her or make her walk by!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheri Anderson" <sheri.k.anderson at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:49 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Distracted by other dogs


> Good afternoon guide dog users,
>
> Having been a guide dog user for eight months, I thought I was finally
> over the bumps in the road. However, in the past month or so, I have
> begun to see a slight change in my guide dogs distractions with other
> dogs. During training in January she ignored other dogs completely.
> During Washington Seminar in February, she was only slightly
> interested in other dogs but her interest didn't stop our work in the
> hotel. In March, during our state convention she did fabulous, but
> there were no dogs around. In May during my transition to a new job,
> she was only mildly distracted by other guide dogs or pets near her.
>
> She is a fabulous guide, never misses a curb or a beat in high traffic
> areas or crowds, and is obedient to a fault. It has just been in the
> past few weeks that she has begun to get excited when seeing other
> dogs and with several guide dog users in the vicinity of my office,
> this is becoming a little unsettling to me. She will whine and pull
> toward the other dog until I get forceful.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions as to how to stop this behavior before
> it becomes an issue, I would greatly appreciate them. My guide dog is
> a 3-year-old lab and is as gentle as a lamb. She seems to want to run
> and play, and suddenly forgets all that she is supposed to be doing.
> As soon as I redirect her, she completely obeys, but I want the
> behavior to stop completely. Am I being unrealistic?
>
> Warmly,
> Sheri Anderson
>
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