[nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

[Sheri Anderson]

Thanks Vanessa. That is a perfect idea. I usually try to get her out
of the way of the other handler and move away. So maybe it is I who
need some redirection. Smile!

The next time she does this I will begin to go into obedience and see
how that works. Maybe forcing her to stay in the middle of the
situation and focus will be just the result I am looking for.

Thanks again.


On 9/18/12, Vanessa Lowery <vlowery at dhr.state.md.us> wrote:
> One thing you can do is make her sit or go through some other obedience
> steps when she gets excited about the dog.  Forces her to pay attention to
> you in the fact of a distraction.
>
>
>
> Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
> Adult and Community Services Division
> Adult Services Screening Unit
> 410-853-3550
> VLowery at dhr.state.md.us
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>
>>>> Sheri Anderson <sheri.k.anderson at gmail.com> 9/18/2012 4:04 PM >>>
> 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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