[nagdu] Lack of speed

[Abigail Marie Bolling]

I couldn't say that Jada loves her GL, but she tolerates it.
She does look sad. But I can feel for her. I mean, would I want a
strap around my noce? Absolutely not!
But Jada is too  sniffy and grabby at food for me to feel safe taking it off.

The other thing I find that helps is if she is really sniffy and for
some reason I can't find my GL, I put my hand under her jaw and force
her head up, stare her down and tell her "No, Leavit!"
I find that it works!

Abby and the Wiggly Jada

On 11/20/13, Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I know that some schools discourage this, but for a sniffing problem,
> you can also use the harness itself to pull the dog back from the
> grass, a bush, or whatever he is interested in. So instead of pulling
> on the leash, or in addition to it, pull the harness handle back,
> which will in turn pull the dog away from the object of interest.
>
> On 11/20/13, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>> 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"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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