[nagdu] Intelligent disobedience

[Julie J.]

Exactly.  I think it should be called intelligent obedience because the 
dog has to intelligently choose  which behavior takes precedence in a 
particular situation.  They are being obedient, just at a much higher 
level than the traditional rote obedience exercises like sit and down.

Maybe it's just me, but I think the word disobedience is a descriptive 
disservice to what a guide dog actually does.

Julie


On 2/7/2013 10:19 AM, Meghan Whalen wrote:
I agree with you Julie. The dog is actually doing a trained behavior. 
They have been taught "forward" means go into the street...but, they 
have also been taught that "forward" means do not move, if there is a 
car or something else unsafe approaching etc. They are obeying, but they 
are having to dig deeper in their memory banks to recall less frequently 
used tasks. Just like the fact that Dayton recalls exactly how to work a 
fully blocked sidewalk, even if we haven't had to do that in well over a 
year. He remembers the expected behavior. I am rambling now, but I hope 
my point is in here somewhere.
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> Meghan
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> On 2/7/2013 7:06 AM, Julie J. wrote:
>> You know, it's always kind of bothered me that the most important 
>> thing a guide does is called disobedient.
>>
>> Why couldn't we call it intelligent obedience?  Because seriously the 
>> dog is trained to avoid traffic.  It is being obedient.  Or what 
>> about hierarchical obedience?  Or priority obedience?
>>
>> Or maybe this is just me thinking too hard again? *smile*
>>
>> Julie
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