[nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

Wed Sep 19 01:14:25 UTC 2012

Sure she does!  But, I remember one time at pilot.  We were working our dogs 
downtown and this hot dog stand smelled really great!  I slowed down and let 
my mouth water a bit and Holly pulled me away from it.  Our trainer 
hollered, forward Larry!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Distracted by other dogs


> Larry, your dog also gets distracted by the barbecue. Mine does anyhow. 
> Oh, yeah, I haven't been to that place. LOL.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Sep 18, 2012, at 7:18 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>
>> I'd get distracted by all of the barbecue down there and the music as 
>> well!
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheri Anderson" 
>> <sheri.k.anderson at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 4:04 PM
>> 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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