[nagdu] 2 things in one

Sun Dec 8 16:34:28 UTC 2013

A lot of dogs simply don't like the boots. It's the same with raincoats or any of that equipment. It is extra paraphernalia and there are usually other ways around it. I plan to try the wax. Mendle doesnot love the boots either, and sometimes in deep snow, they will come off. I've lost one on more than one occasion.

Kristeen & Mendle
prefer the wax
On Dec 8, 2013, at 11:18 AM, Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
> As far as wearing the booties goes, or anything that a dog is
> uncomfortable wearing or reluctant to wear, I would suggest that you
> do not dish out the corrections. Instead, try to create a positive
> experience for the dog so that she associates good things with the
> boots.
> Next, some dogs tolerate the boots and others don't. Personally, I
> hate the boots that the schools, or my school anyway, gives out. If
> the dog hates them too, I would advise using Musher's secret. Keep the
> booties on you just in case, but use the wax to avoid dealing with a
> stubborn or hesitant dog.
> 
> 
> On 12/7/13, Daniel Sweeney <daniel.sweeney1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> In order to not clutter up the list with too many posts, I am putting a
>> couple of thoughts in one email.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The first one came to me yesterday when I was out with Cass in our nasty
>> Denver single digit weather. The walks were icy, snow-packed and some had
>> snow melt applied and some had sand or salt. When I was preparing to leave
>> my house in the morning the temperature was -4F, and Cass refused to walk
>> in
>> her boots. She just lay on the floor and would not get up for love or money
>> - or the best food reward put to her lips. Since I had little time to deal
>> with this, I quickly applied my Musher's wax on the paws and got going. I
>> was making connections that were short since a friend was picking me up
>> close by. At one point during the day I realized CASs was pretty cold so I
>> stopped and took my t-shirt off and put it around her so she would have
>> some
>> protection. It was actually a sweatshirt. I figured I had a coat on and I
>> could stand to lose a layer and be fine. That did the trick just fine. Then
>> I realized I had forgotten my Musher's and her paws were lifting off the
>> ground. I quickly sought a protected area with warmer walks which
>> thankfully
>> I found pretty quickly. We waited a bit and then I decided to just call a
>> cab for the rest of the day. Through all of this ordeal I noticed when I
>> put
>> the shirt on the girl, she put her head on my shoulder and then licked me
>> on
>> my face as if to say "thanks, papa", and when I got home and started to get
>> us unpacked from the day, she stayed in place and did the same thing
>> instead
>> of shaking herself off and cruising to the kitchen for her usual drink of
>> water and romp around the living room. She just stood there licking me
>> while
>> I took my boots off and tried to get myself together.  It was as if she
>> knew
>> I had a rough time of it and she knew I was trying to look out for her. Now
>> I know most of you already know I am a crazy guy to begin with, but don't
>> you think it might be a possibility? This brings me to my first question
>> (officially). If you could ask your guide dog 3 things about your
>> relationship, what would they be?
>> 
>> I know it sounds silly, but it IS close to the holiday, and it is on my
>> mind
>> how our guides perceive their jobs, or if they do at all.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Secondly, it is the weekend so I can't contact my school about the boot
>> thing, but has anyone had a problem with their guide refusing to move with
>> them. She wore them last winter about 4 times is all? I know it is not her
>> favorite thing in the world, but she never refused to get up. I didn't
>> think
>> I should pull her up or give her a more harsh correction than I did. I have
>> been faulted for not giving harsh enough corrections. I have improved on
>> that and Cass has improved completely in the areas I had been having issues
>> in the past. This was different. Cass is a "soft" dog, and I did not think
>> she deserved more than she got. So, I ask you for your thoughts on the
>> matter.
>> 
>> Thanks to all, and to all a good day. Oh, those darn holidays.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Daniel and Cass
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> BTW: Welcome to the newbies. I am Daniel in Lakewood, Colorado with Cass,
>> my
>> second guide dog from GDB, Oregon. She is a yellow lab. She is everything
>> my
>> first was not. He got me hit by a truck, but there was no hard feeling,
>> only
>> sadness to lose him because he was the wrong match.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> While you are proclaiming peace with your lips
>> 
>> Be careful to have it more fully in your heart
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- sT. fRANCIS OF aSSISI
>> 
>> 
>> 
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