[nagdu] Lack of speed

[Hannah Chadwick]

Jewel,
You may also want to look into different collars.  It's not 
really something I would do now, but I've had to use the pinch 
collar in the past.  I hope you find a solution soon because I 
know how frustrating it can be!

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:52:52 -0500
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Lack of speed

Thank you all for the ideas.  They are things I will mention to 
my instructor.  Of course I will call him tomorrow, but having 
some ideas to bring to the table will show him I am seriously 
interested in working on these problems.  Yes, the gentle leader 
was introduced at school to help with sniffing.  It helps with 
that so I don't have to keep giving corrections that aren't 
benefiting in the long run in relation to her sniffing.  Faye 
gets lots of play time, but I haven't taken her to the dog park 
yet because of that deadly virus.  She runs around the apartment 
like a chicken with its head cut off when I play gonna get you 
with her.  We don't play tug because the school advised against 
it, but we also play a lot of fetch down the hall, and she 
sometimes gets to run around in a friend's yard.
She is definitely not getting fat.  In fact, I am upping her food 
intake because she is looking kinda skinny.  She gets a high 
quality food that is low on fillers, and only gets healthy 
homemade treats.  She now has so many toys I have to rotate them 
out.  And we do obedience training with all play sessions.
I took the gentle leader off her this evening and she was back to 
her normal speed, but she did sniff a lot more.  So maybe the 
gentle leader isn't the solution, but nothing is definitely not 
the solution either.  I will update on what my instructor and I 
decide to try.
Jewel
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