[nagdu] walking in to people

[Larry D. Keeler]

The only probblem with explaining to folks is that by the time the dog does 
it again, they have lost the first mistake. You only have a few seconds to 
correct the behavior.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Minhh Ha" <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 12:35 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] walking in to people


>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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