[nagdu] 2 things in one

Sat Dec 21 14:04:28 UTC 2013

The Golden Guy also follows me around, even to the bathroom. When I
take a shower, he will lay down on the shower mat. But if I leave him
in a room and have him in a sit-stay or a down-stay, he's perfect.
Sometimes, I leave my 2nd floor apartment and realize I forgot
something. So I will leave him in a sit-stay on the ground floor or on
the landing and run upstairs to grab it, and he is still there when I
return as if he's a statue. Even if people walk by and talk to him, he
does not move.

On 12/21/13, sheila <sleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:
> tres is also a dog that won't let me leave the room without him.He even
> follows me to the bathroom. I just figure that is part of who he is.
> He's fine in his crate also. Yesterday I went out to lunch an stood up
> to take off my coat and he was up immediately.
> On 12/20/2013 11:56 AM, Abigail Bolling wrote:
>> Jada had that same issue with the boots. I’ve never head of this wax? can
>> someone give me more information on it?
>>
>> Bad thing about boots I found this past weekend!
>> My Jada can’t gent traction and slid, pulling a muscle in her knee.
>> Very painful and my friend had to carry her out of Church after she had
>> done it.
>> So I am reluctant to put boots on her again in snowy or icy weather.
>> When I asked Leader for boots, I got these things which looked like (and I
>> am not kidding) Balloons! I was like “what the heck?”
>> When I first put them on her, it took me laying on top of her and
>> wrestling them on. then when she stood up, she would prance and try to
>> kick them off.
>> This response has gotten better as we worked in different kinds of boots.
>>
>> As for your other question.
>> The three questions I would ask my dog are
>> 1: do you love me, or do you just tolerate me because I’m your mom. (I
>> swear, my dog has suck attitude! she has figured out how to flick her ears
>> like she is shrugging at me.)
>> 2: Do you like your harness? do you want to work? (most of the time she is
>> a tail wagging frenzy when I have her harness, but sometimes she is just
>> so sad!)
>> and
>> 3: what do you want me to do differently so you can work easier?
>> And one thing I would really want to tell my pretty princess puppy is that
>> I am really sorry that I corrected her when she is laying down and I am
>> walking. She is so afraid she is going to be stepped on that she jumps up
>> when you come in the room.
>>
>> Another issue I am having with my princess is that when I put her in a
>> stay (sit or down, doesn’t really matter which) and I leave the room where
>> she can’t see me, she will get up and try to follow me.
>> I am tacking this to abandonment issues. She is afraid I won’t come back
>> to her.
>> She doesn’t whine if she is in her cage and I leave the room, but when I
>> open that door, oh my gosh it’s like she’s a bullet!
>> Any suggestions on this behavior?
>>
>> Abby and the currently sleepy Jada.
>> On Dec 8, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Kristeen Hughes <khwicca at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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