[nagdu] an interesting conversation I just had

Wed Nov 20 21:27:16 UTC 2013

I've watched Aleeha work with Dallas and I can honestly say that
sometimes Dallas needs a good kick in the butt. So does Jada to a
point. It's calmed down as she's gotten older, but when I first
brought her home, I found that I was asking myself if I really wanted
to keep her.
She made crooked crossings, her traffic checks were terrible when no
trainer was there, and she barked at everything.
She constantly sniffed, and would just stop working while I was in school.

Jada was, and is still not very cuddly. But I've gotten her to the
point that she will grudgingly let me hug her... But my point in
saying that is play with him Leeha. Just for no reason at all, get on
the floor, turn him over on his back and rub his belly. Get him
excited, then go right in to obedience. It gets them to focus on you
better, I think.
After you do some obedience, reward him with play.
What I got Jada to start doing was working for love, not food. and it
really improved her work in harness as well as obedience out f
harness.
Yes, Jada is a Lab, so guess what, food is amazing and I can literally
get her to do anything when there are treats involved... But getting
the dog to work for love, I think is more rewarding for the handler
and the dog. I think it creates a stronger bond, because the dog is
focused on you, not your food (which will soon be their food.)

Just my two cents on that topic...

As for the individual you were walking with, there are times that you
just say "Uh Huh," and "Ok," when you really want to say "shut the f
up!"
What I would have done is exactly what you did. Except, when I would
have heeled Jada, it would have been on a really short leash, so the
collar was tighter. So the dog knows that it did something wrong and
you are not particularly happy with it.
But I could be wrong with that part.

Thanks,

Abby and Jada

On 11/20/13, Sherry Gomes <sherriola at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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