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

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Cocoa is a huge fan of tail wagging. While working, her tail wags very steadily behind her, usually if she's relaxed her tail wags straight out behind her. But, if she has to really focus or concentrate, her tail will wag up at a 45 degree angle or so. Occasionally, she will stop wagging -- when that happens, it usually means she is watching traffic ( heya Cocoa, that's MY job lol ), or we are encountering something unfamiliar to her ( especially construction sites and things like that ). Then, once she is used to the obstacle, distraction, or situation, her tail begins moving again.

Cocoa now loves her harness. She never liked putting on or wearing her leather harness, but she likes to put on and wear her nylon guide harness ( it's a "Nylon Sport Harness" from Pawpower Creations ). The only thing she dislikes about it is the ( very short ) amount of time it takes me to put it on her. She's nearly as bouncy as she was at 2 or 3 when it comes to putting on her harness or vest ( or collar or leash and et cetera ).

Ava & Cocoa

On Jun 14, 2013, at 9:49 PM, Sarah <coastergirl92 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Cy dog does the same thing.  Eight months agoeahe used to wag his tail and come runing when I got out the harness.  Now, he will just sit and when I put it on, I have to tell him to stand a few times.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel" <daniel.sweeney1 at comcast.net
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:34:10 -0600
> 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