[nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

[Sheri Anderson]

Thanks Shannon. So far, it has just been anoying but not dangerous. I
am attempting to be proactive, something I should work harder at.
Smile!


My little lab came from Pilot, an amazing resource. Thanks for the suggestion.




On 9/18/12, Shannon Dyer <solsticesinger at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think you're being unrealistic at all. A certain amount of
> distraction is kind of normal, but, if it becomes excessive, it can become
> annoying and even, in some situations, dangerous.
>
> I'm not sure where you got your dog, but you might contact your school about
> this issue. Often, the schools have suggestions that can help nip such
> behaviors in the bud. Hopefully, this will turn out to be one of those
> cases.
>
> Shannon and Ace
> Shannon Dyer
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> On Sep 18, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Sheri Anderson <sheri.k.anderson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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