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

[Tracy Carcione]

I was taught, many moons ago, to put my hand under the dog's chin while 
putting on the harness.  This tells me exactly where his head is, so I don't 
bump him with the harness, and it keeps him from backing up or turning his 
head and getting banged. I don't know if they still teach this, but it's 
worked well for me.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel" <daniel.sweeney1 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] wagging and harness or not happy about working?


> That's the same here, Cass gets so serious. She won't always back up when 
> I
> pull the harness over the head, but about 80% of the time. I have tried to
> start getting real excited like we are going to have a real party and
> sometimes that keeps her from backing up, not always.
> I guess as long as she does a great job as she always does I won't worry
> about it.
> It's just when others talk about their pups jumping into their harness, it
> makes me feel like a bad dad,, or like my kid is rebelling against me.
> Silly, eh?
>
> Daniel and Cass
> Lakewood, Colorado
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie McGinnity
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 2:30 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] wagging and harness or not happy about working?
>
> Hi Daniel and all,
>
> I am the one who started this whole thing.  My dog does not like to
> get into her harness.  She still enjoys working, and she never refuses
> the harness, but it's like her whole demeanor changes when I put the
> harness on.  She loses all her bounce.  The school told me that this
> is just how she works.  Apparently, it's rare, but some dogs are just
> like that.  But yes, she really hates when I put the harness on.  I
> wonder if she has head issues too.  Interesting.
>
> It's awesome how these dogs have such different personalities.
>
> On 6/14/13, tina thomas <judotina48kg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello everyone all of my dogs couldn't wait to jump into their harness
> even
>> better yet when they saw me pick my purse up my keys or my shoes they 
>> were
>> ready to go Tina and the girls
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 14, 2013, at 1:03 PM, "Daniel" <daniel.sweeney1 at comcast.net> 
>> 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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> Julie McG
> National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
> Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
> and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
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