[nagdu] Lack of speed

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Jewel.
You might ask your instructor about the pinch collar.  I really don't like 
the pinch, but it's the only collar I've found that helps me stop Ben 
sniffing.  His regular collar is a little too big, so it sits on his 
shoulders and he pretty well ignores my corrections.  The pinch gets the 
message through, and he's a lot more focussed. So, though I don't like the 
thing, I get it out when he seems to need a reminder.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewel" <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 7:52 PM
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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