[nagdu] walking guide dogs?

[Abigail Marie Bolling]

Hi,
Jada sometimes gets out of harness walks. She loves to sniff, and I
have noticed that when she is off harness walking, her head is
literally down the entire time, sniffing everything.
If I put the harness back on her then, she is a little sniffy, but not
nearly as bad as if I don't let her do it before.
Jada doesn't leash guide at all other than stopping for steps, which I like.
Leader had us do heel walks all the time, encouraging it daily (but
that was inside the building) I don't know how they would feel about
outside leash walks. I think they would probably say as long as you
have a cane, and am not depending on the dog to be your guide, you
should be fine.
Again, like I saw somewhere in the post earlier, each dog is diferent,
what one can handle, another would take out of context and not care if
they were in harness or not.

Abby and Jada

On 11/20/13, Danielle Larsen <dnlarsen75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all
> I absolutely allow Trinity the opportunity to walk on leash out of harness
> at times
> It's good practice for basic leash manners
> I do not let her eliminate without a specific request or command, but she
> enjoys it and I feel as if it is a time for her to relax a little
> When the harness is on she is responsible for a lot. I like to let her know
> we doesn't need to be responsible out of harness and that she can have her
> time to "be a dog"
>
> This decision seems based on dogs a lot to me. My dog kind of needs it but
> many others would experience a lot of co fusion and conflict if asked to
> have such differing roles
> I don't think there is a correct or incorrect practice - just what works for
> the dog :)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 20, 2013, at 11:28 AM, "Chantel Cuddemi" <jawsgirl87 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Motley, my poodle, never goes for walks out of harness.
>>
>> I tried it once, and he was insistent on leash guiding me, which is
>> something Pilot Dogs discouraged us to let the dogs do in class.
>>
>> Chantel and Motley.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of GARY STEEVES
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:35 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] walking guide dogs?
>>
>>
>> Hi all:
>>
>> This lack of speed thread has produced this interesting question for me
>> to
>> ask. I'm curious how many of you walk your dog on leash daily? I know when
>> I
>> was talking to my school about working on heeling Bogart while just on
>> leash
>> they were wondering why would I need to do that.
>>
>> I take Bogart out for a walk in the morning on leash. If I'm heading to
>> work
>> then it is just half a block where he knows how much time he has to get
>> busy
>> or harness is on and we're on our way. At night I take him for a walk
>> again
>> before going to bed. These aren't long walks, about 15 - 20 minutes
>> weather
>> dependent. I use my cane for walking him. This is where he is allowed to
>> be
>> a sniffy dog but when he is in harness I do not allow him to be sniffy.
>> At
>> lunch at work we go in harness a block from here to the residential
>> street
>> where I take off his harness and we walk a block one direction and then
>> back
>> with him on leash. Then back in harness and off to lunch. After work it's
>> all in harness until the block of my place and then harness off so he can
>> sniff and relieve himself.
>>
>> No judgements about right or wrong but I'm curious if others take their
>> guide dogs for walks without the harness.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Gary
>>
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