[nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

[Larry D. Keeler]

I have. Also to the hospital, ball games and even fireworks!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah" <coastergirl92 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Distracted by other dogs


> Have you ever taken a dog to the movies?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sheri Anderson <sheri.k.anderson at gmail.com
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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> Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:04:54 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Distracted by other dogs
>
> Thanks for all of your suggestions.
>
> Actually, the trouble isn't in my office itself, but outside.  When we
> leave the office building to walk around in downtown Nashville, eat
> lunch or visit local atractions, seems to be the times when she sees
> other service animals or pets being walked.  I suppose she has decided
> its her break as well.  Smile!
>
>
> On 9/18/12, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
> Hello,
> Yes it is ok to get firm with your dog from time to time, even doing
> obedience,
> yes the first year is a trip to be sure.
> Sense this is at work, I would make sure she is on leash or tie down in
> the office, when you don't know when a person is coming with their dog
> to your office.
> She will settle down, just wants to make sure she knows who the boss is.
> How about that, you are a boss smile.
> Or I love to say top dog is.
> That is you.
> Do you ever see these folks from the job, as in meetings, or some kind
> of gathering?
> Then if you wish you could do a small bit of meet and greet, then they
> settle down.
> Just some thoughts.
> yes we all have to try to stay on top of it all, you never know what
> the dog will be coming up next.
> I always say,
> "You must have stayed up all night long to come up with this new plan.
> Original message:
> 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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