[nagdu] an interesting conversation I just had

rhonda cruz rhondaprincess at gmail.com
Sat Nov 23 16:09:29 UTC 2013


 hi i would have done the same thing.
 but i don't worry.
 my dog is a good worker, and she knows her skills,


On Nov 20, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Abigail Marie Bolling wrote:

> 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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