[nagdu] Obedience in class

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Deanna. I don't do daily obedience anymore, but I did appreciate it 
at GDB.  My trainer at TSE was very casual about it, and I missed doing OB 
with lots of distractions, as I remember doing it at GDB. I did do it daily, 
and tried to vary it, but it's more interesting with some distractions 
thrown in. I noticed other classes at TSE doing a lot more with OB, so I 
guess it was just my trainer's casual attitude.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deanna Lewis" <DLewis at clovernook.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Scavenging and Sniffing


> Tracy,
> When I went to GDB in 2009, we worked on obedience and food distractions 
> every day. Even during class lectures, we would put some type of food on 
> the ground near the dog, so they could ignore it while laying quietly.
> From what I've heard now, they do not do obedience as a daily exercise. I 
> think they just encourage the handlers to practice in their free time. I 
> think that daily obedience is very beneficial, and wish it was still part 
> of the GDB curriculum. This is just what my friends have told me who have 
> attended GDB recently.
> Deanna and Pascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:17 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Scavenging and Sniffing
>
> It was my impression that GDB spends a lot of time working on food 
> distractions, which made sense to me, since they use food rewards and 
> would want the dog not to be distracted by other food.  But I see some GDB 
> graduates saying they're having trouble with scavenging, so am I wrong 
> about GDB spending a lot of time on it?
> Not blaming anyone; just trying to have an accurate picture in my head. 
> My Seeing Eye dog Benny can be quite the crumb hunter, under some 
> circumstances. TSE didn't spend any time on food distractions, at least 
> not in my class.
> Tracy
>
>
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