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

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Daniel.
Ben is like that.  I often have to roust him out of his nest to go 
somewhere.  But, once the harness is on him, he's happy and works well.  I 
think he's just making a point, and expressing his inner cat.  He also is 
rather standoffish, not a dog to come up and want to be petted.  But he 
enjoys a pat while he's working.
So long as the dog is happy working, and is doing the job well, I don't 
think there's anything to worry about.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel" <daniel.sweeney1 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 4:03 PM
Subject: [nagdu] wagging and harness or not happy about working?


> 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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