[nagdu] The Follow Command

Sun Sep 8 05:06:30 UTC 2013

Interesting. Mitzi likes to get out and go and lead the way, so she will 
do follow but reluctantly. I prefer to let her pick the way to where the 
person is going -- say in the grocery store -- instead of following 
exactly, since folks don't always choose routes we can clear. She is 
funny. She does a better follow if I get the person's name and can tell 
her to follow them by name. But she definitely wants to do it her way! I 
also try to remember to ask the person to keep talking so I can know 
where they are. I keep trying to get my husband to jingle his keys or 
something, since he had throat surgery and can't raise his voice much, 
but, well... The dog is more trainable. /lol/

I guess it never occurred to me that some dogs might follow by default 
when you don't really want them to. I can see where that would be odd.

Tami

On 09/07/2013 08:06 PM, Shannon L. Dillon wrote:
> Hi Darla,
> I'm not really sure. I think maybe she's gotten distracted in the airport
> and either started following the wrong person, or maybe she just wandered
> the other way toward the distraction. Usually the person I'm following
> notices or I feel like something is off and call out the person's name to
> make sure I know where they are. I think the airport is somewhere I know
> this can happen, but I wouldn't say it happens all the time. I just know
> that it has happened so I make an effort to be aware of the location of the
> person I'm following. And it happens quickly, and is discovered quickly.
> It's not like I've ended up clear off in another wing or something. But
> other than the airport, I don't think I've run into it being an issue. I
> certainly haven't found Yalie randomly following people.
> She doesn't do it if she isn't given the command.
> -Shannon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darla Rogers
> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 7:31 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] The Follow Command
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> Dear Shannon,
> 	makes a lot of sense; you have never had problems of your dog
> following when it wasn't wanted?
> Darla & hardworking Huck
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shannon L. Dillon
> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 8:01 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] The Follow Command
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> I find it helpful in a lot of places. For example, when walking with a group
> of friends from work to lunch, Yalie like to be at the front of the pack.
> I'd rather walk in the group with my friends and talk. And I don't always
> know where we are going. I use it then.  I have also used it following
> people through airport. Certainly they can give me directions, or if we're
> talking, I can keep issuing commands as we follow the person who is talking.
> But I love that I can put Yalie on the automatic follow command and she will
> just follow whoever I've pointed to. I still try to keep conversation up
> because, like any dog, she can get distracted and there are a lot of people
> in an airport. Another place I used follow a lot was when I worked for
> Department of Corrections and we went through lots of prisons for various
> work related reasons.  Prisons are large places and we are escorted through
> by guards. It's just easier to tell Yalie to follow the guard, and if for
> some reason no one is talking or we take a break from talking, she knows she
> is supposed to be following. If you spend 4 or 6 or 8 hours walking through
> lots of unfamiliar places, it is really a blessing to have the dog just
> follow. Especially when I'm lugging files and I'm tired from talking to
> people all day, and all the BS conversation with the guard is done, because
> we're all tired, yep, that follow command is great. I've also used it
> following a clerk through the grocery store when my hands were full and I
> couldn't hold onto him or her. I would really miss the follow command.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darla Rogers
> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 5:52 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] The Follow Command
>
> Hi everyone,
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>                  GDA ran out of time, so they didn't talk much about a
> "follow" command, and I'd really rather not do that, as Roxy seemed to
> become too dependent because of it; wouldn't I just ask the leader to give
> me directions, so I can direct Huck?
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> Darla & hardworking Huck
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> Darla J. Rogers
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