[nagdu] dogs and mosh pits don't mix

Sat Mar 16 21:29:06 UTC 2013

Hi Mark,

Dorm life is difficult.  I never left my dog with anyone in the dorms
either--not because of a policy, but because no one is responsible
enough.  Plus, I was a freshman at the time and didn't know anyone
well enough to trust them with my dog.  The only thing I could suggest
is to go over your parents house and try the things mentioned above.
Also, let him get to know your parents more if he doesn't already.
Maybe allow one of them to give him a walk, or encourage them to play
with him.

Then leave him in a room with one of your parents while you go outside
for a while...  And try what Tracey said.  I hope it works out.

On 3/16/13, Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Tracy,
>
>
>
> I can and often do leave him for very short amounts of time, for instance
> going to the laundry room; it's just instances like this that I am away for
>
> several hours that is a problem.
>
>
>
> He is perfectly behaved, when he knows I am going to return shortly, like
> when I grab my laundry basket and cane, but somehow he knows when I am not
> going to be returning shortly. In the year I have had him; I have only left
>
> him alone for an extended amount of time, AKA over 2 hours, 4 times. Once
> when I went kayaking, once when I went on a sunset cruise, once when I went
>
> to a Christmas party ware the host had a severe dog allergy, and the forth
> and final time was yesterday when I went to dropkick Murphy. All other times
>
> I take him with me, or use it as a convenient excuse not to go when I don't
>
> want to go anyway. :)
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dogs and mosh pits don't mix
>
>
>> Mark,
>> The method I was taught in class, and have also heard on dog-training
>> shows, is this:
>> Put the dog in a room and leave.  Come back after a minute or two.  If he
>>
>> makes noise, come back sooner, tell him Quiet, and leave again.  You don't
>>
>> have to go far; in fact, at first, you shouldn't. Next time, Leave and
>> come back in 5 minutes.  Gradually increase the time you're away.  Then
>> the dog gets the idea that you can leave, but you're coming back.
>>
>> You could practice this in the dorm, since, really, you're close by.
>>
>> A trainer told me a funny story about this method.  He was working with a
>>
>> graduate whose dog barked when the person left.  The person was
>> pretend-leaving, and the dog didn't bark, only when the person really
>> left. The trainer figured out that, when the person was pretend-leaving,
>> he was standing in a place where the dog could see him through the sliding
>>
>> door, so the dog knew he was still there!  The moral of the story is don't
>>
>> give yourself away.  Don't stand out in the hallway and chat with your
>> friends, for instance.
>> HTH.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "JULIE PHILLIPSON" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:53 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dogs and mosh pits don't mix
>>
>>
>>> Mark I had a dog like that but it was even worse then whimpering, he
>>> would make himself sick he would get so worked up.  It was suggested to
>>> me to use a crate.  I never did get him over that and he just was with me
>>>
>>> almost all the time.    He was ok as long as someone was with him so when
>>>
>>> I did leave him it had to be with someone he knew.  One time I left him
>>> with someone else's dog and he was or, at least seemed to be OK with
>>> that.  If when in the dorm is there someone there that he could go stay
>>> with?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 12:35 AM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] dogs and mosh pits don't mix
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Today I went to a dropkick Murphy concert. Because dogs and mosh pits
>>>> don't mix, I left the dog at my parent's house. My dog just sat by the
>>>> door and whimpered the entire time, he did not bark or anything, just
>>>> laid by the door and softly whimpered the entire time I was gone. He
>>>> would not drink or do anything. My question is, if I had to leave him
>>>> with a "dog sitter" for a long time, how would I get him used to not
>>>> being with me. I can't leave him alone in my dorm for a multitude of
>>>> reasons, so he has no practice staying home alone.
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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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
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