[nagdu] Improving House behaviors

[Danielle Burton]

Julie, thank you for asking those questions. I have had some issues with Willa and food. She's not totally disobedient but she will stare me down. She doesn't pick usthings that aren't hers though. she doesn't touch shoes or clothes but she will sometimes try to get into things sneakily. She does have a bed downstairs which is where we're at during the day. So, I think I'll tfor these suggestions. And yes, I've done the things you've done and no they aren't registering in her brain either. I really think these suggestions will work for me and Willa. And yes, she is excellent in obedience routines even when mixed up and she loves it even. And her guide work is great as well. So I feel your frustration. 

Danielle and Willa 


> On Aug 2, 2014, at 1:06 AM, Julie McGinnity via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi friends,
> 
> I feel a little ridiculous even asking some of these questions, but my
> dog's house manners are not acceptable to me.  I've only had him for
> too months, so maybe I'm expecting too much out of him, but I hope
> not.
> 
> First of all, if I eat a snack or a meal while sitting on the couch,
> he is all over me.  I tell him to sit, and nothing happens.  At that
> point, I want to put him on tie down, but I also don't want tie down
> to be a punishment.  I do not currently have a crate and honestly
> don't have the funds to buy him one right now.  The other thing is
> that I want to deal with the problem; I want him to be able to lay
> down by me while I eat a meal or a snack.
> 
> The other problem is that he picks up stuff-clothes, stuffed animals,
> stuff like that.  He does it sneakily, but even when I've found him
> taking things, he has not learned.  I tell him know and put the thing
> away, but he is not learning that this is not ok.
> 
> Any suggestions?  Sometimes I feel like when I take something away
> from him or give him a command, it doesn't even register in his head
> that I'm telling him to do something or telling him he can't have
> something.  BTW, he listens well when we do obedience, and his guide
> work is great.  But I have high expectations when it comes to house
> manners, and I want productive ways to work on them.
> 
> Thanks guys!
> 
> -- 
> Julie McG
> National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
> Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
> Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
> and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
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> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
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> 
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