[nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

[Sheri Anderson]

Thanks Roomie,

I just use a gentle leader. As you probably remember. My little guide
didn't do any of this in training. It made me very proud when we
walked right by dogs barking and she kept moving. So this is brand new
and something I am jusst trying to get a handle on.

Thanks.

On 9/18/12, Hannah Chadwick <sparklylicious at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sherry!,
> It's great to se you on the list. Princess was like that for the longest
> time and I had no idea what I should do. finally I purchased a pinch
> collar,
> and it has helped me a lot. Perhaps you could look in to other types of
> collars?
> Hope this helps.
> Your roomie, Hannah
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Sheri Anderson
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:50 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Distracted by other dogs
>
> 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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