[nagdu] walking in to people

[Minhh Ha]

I have found that the general public are usually very willing to help you correct your dog if you explain to them what's going on. My dog has a tendancy to walk me into people too when she's all revved up. When she walks me into someone, I just ask them if they mind just standing there so I can tap them or just point and say "careful." I like Raven's idea about setting up those situations for you to practice as well. I also think that the act of you running into somebody and stopping immediately will let your dog know that she did something wrong. Saying careful in a stern voice during these times would help.

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On Oct 6, 2013, at 12:14 AM, Stephanie Mitchell <naturelovingmom at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think you could be right about this. She is fine with obstacles etc, just not with people. I'll see if I can get some people to help set this up.
> Steph
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Sunday, October 6, 2013 3:10 pm
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to people
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Correcting your dog will do nothing if she does not know that she's
>> running you into people.
>> I would suggest you set up similar situations with friends or family,
>> and try to work her around them. Instruct the people helping you not
>> to move. I think the problem is that your dog expects people to move
>> out of the way, which is obviously not always going to happen. So do
>> these exercises, and when your dog does not work around them, stop and
>> tap the person saying: "No," "watch it," or "careful," then rework it.
>> Getting this right could take anywhere from a few times in one session
>> to a few days. Practice this inside, outside, in a room, hallway, and
>> wherever you can set it up.
>> This is what will ultimately fix the situation.
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/5/13, Stephanie Mitchell <naturelovingmom at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> I am looking for advice. I plan on contacting my trainer tomorrow but
>>> thought I'd run it past you all, and see if any one has had this issue.
>>> Gypsy has started to run me in to people. It has happened quite a few times
>>> now. Just this afternoon, I was walking in our local shopping centre. There
>>> were 2 people talking, just standing there and Gypsy tried to walk in
>>> between the 2 people, and in the process I hit one of them. Stan saw it
>>> happen and said that Gypsy had heaps and heaps of room to go around them.
>>> Anyway, is there anything I can do about this? I cant re work the situation
>>> as the person already moved. If I correct her, would she know why I did it?
>>> Just not sure what to do about it.
>>> Steph
>>> 
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