[nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

Wed Sep 19 14:14:16 UTC 2012

With Griffin, I never know, so I have to be alert to what he might or might not do.  he may ignore the food.  But if he does not, and I detect that his head is aiming in the direction of the food, he is corrected.

Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
Adult and Community Services Division
Adult Services Screening Unit
410-853-3550
VLowery at dhr.state.md.us

>>> Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> 9/19/2012 10:04 AM >>>
What do you all do in the circumstances where you go somewhere 
and there's food within the dog's reach, for example, a person in 
a wheelchair eating.  Do your dogs try to eat the food or do you 
ever have to correct them?

 ----- 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 
Date sent: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:43:38 -0500
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

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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