[nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

Sheri Anderson sheri.k.anderson at gmail.com
Wed Sep 19 12:43:38 UTC 2012


I do have a gentle leader but with this behavior, you never know when
it is coming. I can go weeks without the behavior and then there it is
suddenly appearing. The gentle leader distracts my dog in small
spaces. I only use it when I know of an issue such as food in low
places. Smile!

We are in Tennessee and the alergies for my dog are offal. The gentle
leader seems to make her itch. For this and the reason above, I use it
sparingly and that seems to have the perfect effect when I do use it.
Thanks for your suggestions.

On 9/18/12, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
> Do you have a gentle leader?
> If so, this is when you would use it, then you have control of the dog.
> and dog doesn't control you.
> If you don't have one, call the school for one.
> Just some thoughts.
> I also learned about a candy cane collar, this goes around the dogs
> neck under the chin, and the leather straps go over the dogs nose.
> Then you attach to the leash.
> Folks don't seem to get as upset with this than they do the gentle leader.
> I myself don't have one, but a friend of mine does.
> I was hoping to find this on line, then folks wouldn't give me grief
> using the gentle leader when needed.
> And all of the explanations they think they need for why I do this.
> Drives this crazy lady crazy smile.
> Original message:
>> 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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