[nagdu] Hesitant on stairs

[Larry D. Keeler]

Are you hesitant around stairs? Sometimes, if you're hesitant, then your dog 
will be as well. They read body language incredibly welol and are able to 
sense your hesitation. Just one explanation.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "minh ha" <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:46 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Hesitant on stairs


> Hello all,
>
> I hope everyone and their furry little friends are doing well. I have
> a question about working down stairs. As I mentioned in an earlier
> post, there are about a million and one stairs all over my campus and
> they're not exactly all uniform and safe. I've noticed that Viva is
> becoming very hesitant and slow whenever we go down stairs, no matter
> whether they are outside or in a stair well. This is just going down
> mind; she practically rockets whenever we're walking up. I don't have
> the greatest balance and I get very hesitant walking down the stairs
> myself so it's not a terrible thing that she's walking slower.
> However, she does this thing where she would go down a few stairs and
> then stop and I would have to encourage her to keep on going. I've
> been overflowing with praise whenever we're going down the stairs and
> it seems to help, but she's still very cautious. Is she somehow
> sensing my own hesitancy and going slower to help me or is she scared
> herself? Also, I'm only hesitant at the top of the stairs when we're
> getting ready to go down, but once we're actually on the stairs, I'm
> fine. I want to help her get rid of her fears because I don't really
> want her to be afraid, but it would really help with congestion as
> well.
> Thanks,
> Minh
>
> -- 
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> recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
> but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
> their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence
>
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