[nagdu] Distracted by other dogs

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Wed Sep 19 14:19:42 UTC 2012 

Fisher doesn't go for the stuff on the table much; if it is on the floor, he dives for it, and I respond with somewhat equal resistance by yanking him back.

Cindy

On Sep 19, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Vanessa Lowery wrote:

> 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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