[nagdu] wagging and harness or not happy about working?

[Tami Jarvis]

I am now convinced more than ever that they know each other and are 
engaged in a conspiracy! /lol/ Our other dog, both the past other dog 
and present other dog do the same thing as your other dog... The 
conspiracy grows! /lol/

When I grab my purse and the harness out of the drawer where I keep 
them, Mitzi will start shadowing me, doing the nose touch, nudging me 
towards my shoes, making sure I don't get out of reach of her! It's only 
when I actually get hold of the harness in harness-up position that she 
will run "hide" with the spouse... While the pup chews her ears, naturally.

It's completely ridiculous! But a few years back when I decided to crack 
down on this nonsense and just harness the poodle without being played, 
I ended up with SPS -- sulky poodle syndrome. This is no fun and one can 
never quite be sure the sulky poodle won't take the first opportunity to 
throw me under the bus just to prove her point... So I play the game and 
enjoy a happy poodle! /lol/

Tami

On 06/14/2013 03:27 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
> YYou sure Mitsy and Holly don't know each other? Holly will follow me
> until I get the harness. Then, she'll go visit my wife or eat something
> first. Lastly, she will buzz around and touch me with her nose or
> wagging tail. If AI grab the cane, she will sit at th4e door and wait.
> But, if I really need her to hurry, she does! But, I think she lov34es
> to mess with me a bit first. And my little dog takes her getting the
> harness on as a great opportunity to run over and sneak a sniff or two!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Jarvis" <tami at poodlemutt.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 6:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] wagging and harness or not happy about working?
>
>
>> Daniel,
>>
>> Glad you're back!
>>
>> Mitzi poodle makes a game at harness time, playing hard to get or
>> running to her daddy for "protection," knowing perfectly well he will
>> nab her. Once she is in harness, she is happy and ready to go. If I
>> act like I might just take the cane instead, she will not let me out
>> the door. Apparently, she's just making a statement of some sort or
>> playing. It seems like some dogs actually do leap into the harness or
>> something like, but some dogs don't even though they clearly like to
>> work.
>>
>> Tami
>>
>> On 06/14/2013 01:03 PM, Daniel wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am not sure how long the posts have been going about dogs being
>>> happy to
>>> get into their harness when you get ready to go since my email has been
>>> messed up but here goes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have always had an issue with Cass, with only a few exceptions
>>> where she
>>> pulls away from me when I put her harness on. After it is on, she
>>> works like
>>> a champ, and seems perfectly content. She is all work, and extremely
>>> focused
>>> on her job. She does not want to get the physical praise as much as just
>>> verbal praise, and her usual kibble.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When I brought this up to my field rep, who is no longer with me, she
>>> said
>>> that Cass was head-shy and that it had nothing to do with not wanting to
>>> work.
>>>
>>> I must admit I am always taken a back a bit when she resists the harness
>>> since I feel like she doesn't want to go, but I go with what my rep
>>> said.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone else have any similar issue?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Daniel and Cass
>>>
>>> Lakewood, Colorado
>>>
>>>
>>>
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