[nagdu] an interesting conversation I just had

[Sherry Gomes]

You did exactly what I would have done under similar circumstances. More
than once I've had people make negative comments about leash corrections. I
have dealt with it by offering to give them the toll free number to GDB and
even telling them who to ask for. That usually shuts them up. I'm far less
patient with that kind of thing than I was when I was younger. I love the
more positive training techniques, truly I do. But neither do I believe a
dog should never get a correction, because sometimes, it's the only thing
that works. Unless you have a really soft dog who doesn't need a correction
and can't handle them. so, on the very rare occasions I've had to use one, I
just say that this is an approved, humane correction technique, and if they
don't like it call GDB. 

Sherry



-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aleeha Dudley
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:03 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] an interesting conversation I just had

Hello all,
  My main point of this message is to see what you all thought of a
situation that just came up.
  I was walking with someone, on my way from my genetics class to
statistics. The minute we walked out the door of the biological
sciences building, I knew Dallas was not at all focused. He was
pulling left, nearly ran me into a pole, and being very sniffy. I gave
a verbal correction, a "hup-up" and we made it to the mid-block
crossing I had to use, which wasn't very far from  the building, We
got across the street OK. Dallas veered a bit, but the "straight"
command had him positioned beautifully for the up curb.
  After going up the curb, Dallas seemed very distracted, so I
stopped, gave a sharp correction, and tried to move on. The individual
walking with me said "Hey, don't do that! I'm right here!" I promptly
and rather sharply said: "If you weren't here, he's got to focus. I
could've just gotten hit by a car because he was not focused at all."
I got a grudging "OK" and we moved on.
  Not ten feet later, Dallas pulled off like he had to park. He didn't
have a regular stool this morning, so I let him go. Unfortunately, I
dropped the leash accidentally and my walking companion grabbed it and
would not give it back. All Dallas did was sniff, eat leaves, and chew
on nuts, so, when I heard he had a nut in his mouth, I took the leash,
grabbed the nut out of Dallas's mouth, and threw it away. Dallas never
did park, so I tried to move on. My companion asked me if I had fed
Dallas this morning, then went on to suggest that Dallas had
intestinal issues because he was trying to eat grass and leaves. I
told him that Dallas was just being stubborn and that he needed to
understand that I would not take this garbage from him. This person
said: "Well, right where you're correcting him is right on his
jugular, and you don't want to mess that up." I attempted to explain
the strength of the neck muscles, but this person just wouldn't stop.
Meanwhile, Dallas wouldn't go anywhere, so I chose to take the
person's arm and walk with Dallas at heel because I didn't have much
time and it was evident that all Dallas wanted to do was eat. I tried
to explain to this person that Dallas is a hard-headed dog and needs a
good "tail-kicking." This person said "well, don't hurt him!" I cannot
believe the ignorance of this individual. But was I right in what I
did? Shis person left me with a nasty comment of "well take care of
him." Like I don't love and deeply care for my dog. Oh, what a mess!
Aleeha and the insolent Dallas

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