[nagdu] Barking Puppies!

Sat Dec 7 21:17:06 UTC 2013

Abigail,

	Are you using a halty or a gentle leader? If you do not know the
difference, a gentle leader has only two straps where as the halty has more
and looks more like a horse halter.

Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 9:09 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Barking Puppies!

Abigail,
There's nothing wrong with doing very light corrections with a Halti.
I suspect that is what you're using, since I don't think much of a
correction could be done with a gentle leader. Not in the way of guiding
anyway.
What you can also try is doing an obedience routine when your girl is
distracted. That should help her refocus. Also, you can also play the touch
game. Hopefully, your school taught you this. Essentially, when you give the
cue "touch," you offer your hand, and your dog will touch her nose to your
offered fist or open palm. You then reward her with whatever you typically
use for rewards whether it's verbal praise, treats, or scratching or
petting.
If you notice she is distracted, play this game with her to focus her
attention on you and her work.

On 12/6/13, Abigail Bolling <violingirl30794 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've never heard that. I always thought that if you own the dog, the 
> only way someone could take it would be through the humane society.
> Jada has gotten better with her barking issue. She will no longer bark 
> at doorbell noises unless they startle her. She still barks at the 
> door, but I am not necessarily going to stop that behavior... ′I am 
> trying to start college and will be living off campus in an apartment 
> with a friend, so I don't mind if people know that I have a dog in 
> there with me.′ The GL is working to keep her focus on me, but she 
> does try to rub it off every chance she gets. I do light correction 
> and sometimes will hold her head against my leg. She seems to get the
message for about 15 minutes.
> Would you guys consider that accepta{{?#}}?
>
> Abby and Princess Powder Puff Jada. ′Jada likes bath time and the 
> shampoo I use is Baby Magic with the scent of Baby Powder, so that is 
> where that nickname came f!′
>
> Abigail Bolling
> Ohio Association of Blind Students: Treasurer
> Phone: 513-258-5043
>
>
>
>
>> On Nov 29, 2013, at 1:12 PM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> By who? If you own the dog, who can take the dog away without going 
>> through legal due process?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of melissa R 
>> green
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 1:42 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Barking Puppies!
>>
>> very good point.
>> It can also happen if you own the dog and you spend money on a dog 
>> trainer.
>> The dog can still be taken away.
>>
>> Best,
>> Melissa R. Green and Pj
>> COAGDU President
>> "We love because he first loved us."
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 7:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Barking Puppies!
>>
>>
>> But, if the person doesn't own the dog, they can spend all the money 
>> in the world and the school can take the dog anyway.
>> It's like renting a house, you can spend a mint to make repairs and 
>> it still
>>
>> isn't your house.
>>
>> Or, to put it another way, let's say you meet a hot guy and you hit 
>> it off
>>
>> like gangbusters. You move in into his house and you fund a bunch of 
>> things to fix the place up. Then he comes home one day and says "I 
>> want you out of here". That's what happens if you don't own your dog. 
>> It does no good to spend money and look up dog trainers in a 
>> situation like this.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> barbandzoe at comcast.net
>> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 11:36 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Barking Puppies!
>>
>> WOW, first, the school tool your dog, do I dare ask witch one, I am 
>> looking into getting a dog and I haven't settled on  a school yet.  
>> Second, this isn't a guide dog issue, it sounds like a dog issue.  If 
>> you have the money or can find someone who knows dog training to help 
>> deal with the dog issue.
>> I would not want the school to take my dog over barking if I could 
>> find some
>>
>> help near by. I would look up dog trainers in my area and talk to 
>> them and
>>
>> see what they can do.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: "Abigail Marie Bolling" <violingirl30794 at gmail.com>
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 3:45:24 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Barking Puppies!
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> My sweet little Jada has a little bit of a barking issue.
>> Unfortunately, I am a bit hesitant to call my school for help because 
>> last
>>
>> time I called because she was barking, they took her away from me for 
>> a month...
>>
>> But anyway. Jada barks at doorbells.
>> And not just the house one either.
>> She barks at them during movies, on TV and even the ringtone on the 
>> IPhone.
>> (I'm not kidding.)
>>
>> I've tried to incorporate the doorbell on the IPhone into our daily 
>> obedience sessions, but it's not seeming to work.
>> I have at least 3 rings before she will lay or sit quietly, then she 
>> is fine. But instantaneous doorbells make her bark and I can't seem 
>> to break her of them.
>> I've tried grabbing her muzzle and staring her down, I've tried 
>> verbal corrections and collar corrections. (I don't think it should 
>> warrant a high collar unless she is aggressive but I could be wrong.)
>>
>> She seems to also bark at men for some reason. If a man walks into 
>> the Pizza
>>
>> Parlor where I work and Jada is in her crate, she will bark.
>>
>> "Quiet," doesn't really work. She will however go from full bark to 
>> belly bark. Should I settle for belly bark as long as it's not
distracting?
>>
>> The other thing is that she will bark and whine at other dogs while 
>> working in harness, but she will also work past them just pulling a 
>> little. (And not
>>
>> necessarily toward the other dog.) Should I just let it go if she is 
>> working
>>
>> well?
>>
>>
>> Thanks, and hopefully I didn't ask too much! :)
>>
>> Abby and Princess Jada
>>
>> --
>> Abigail Bolling
>> Ohio Association Of Blind Students: Treasurer
>>
>> Email: Abigail.me.bolling94 at gmail.com and violingirl30794 at hotmail.com
>> Phone: 513-258-5043
>> "Dance like no one is watching, love like you'll never be hurt, sing 
>> like no
>>
>> one is listening, and live like it's heaven on earth." William Purkey
>>
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