[nagdu] Barking Puppies!

[Star Gazer]

But, if the person doesn't own the dog, they can spend all the money in the world and the school can take the dog anyway. 
It's like renting a house, you can spend a mint to make repairs and it still isn't your house. 

Or, to put it another way, let's say you meet a hot guy and you hit it off like gangbusters. You move in into his house and you fund a bunch of things to fix the place up. Then he comes home one day and says "I want you out of here". That's what happens if you don't own your dog. It does no good to spend money and look up dog trainers in a situation like this.

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of barbandzoe at comcast.net
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 11:36 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Barking Puppies!

WOW, first, the school tool your dog, do I dare ask witch one, I am looking into getting a dog and I haven't settled on  a school yet.  Second, this isn't a guide dog issue, it sounds like a dog issue.  If you have the money or can find someone who knows dog training to help deal with the dog issue.  I would not want the school to take my dog over barking if I could find some help near by. I would look up dog trainers in my area and talk to them and see what they can do. 

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From: "Abigail Marie Bolling" <violingirl30794 at gmail.com>
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 3:45:24 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Barking Puppies! 

Hi All, 

My sweet little Jada has a little bit of a barking issue. 
Unfortunately, I am a bit hesitant to call my school for help because last time I called because she was barking, they took her away from me for a month... 

But anyway. Jada barks at doorbells. 
And not just the house one either. 
She barks at them during movies, on TV and even the ringtone on the IPhone. (I'm not kidding.) 

I've tried to incorporate the doorbell on the IPhone into our daily obedience sessions, but it's not seeming to work. 
I have at least 3 rings before she will lay or sit quietly, then she is fine. But instantaneous doorbells make her bark and I can't seem to break her of them. 
I've tried grabbing her muzzle and staring her down, I've tried verbal corrections and collar corrections. (I don't think it should warrant a high collar unless she is aggressive but I could be wrong.) 

She seems to also bark at men for some reason. If a man walks into the Pizza Parlor where I work and Jada is in her crate, she will bark. 

"Quiet," doesn't really work. She will however go from full bark to belly bark. Should I settle for belly bark as long as it's not distracting? 

The other thing is that she will bark and whine at other dogs while working in harness, but she will also work past them just pulling a little. (And not necessarily toward the other dog.) Should I just let it go if she is working well? 


Thanks, and hopefully I didn't ask too much! :) 

Abby and Princess Jada 

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Abigail Bolling
Ohio Association Of Blind Students: Treasurer 

Email: Abigail.me.bolling94 at gmail.com and violingirl30794 at hotmail.com
Phone: 513-258-5043
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