[nagdu] guide dogs in urope, and sleeping in?

[The Pawpower Pack]

Danielle, 
I'm not Marsha but am Deafblind and my dog alerts. 
First you have to decide what you want the alert to be. Something the dog can do if you are sitting, standing or laying.  I chose a nose touch to my leg.  
First you get that behavior on cue.  The dog does it reliably in all different places and situations.  Then you start adding sounds. I like to use the timeer on my phone so I can tell when it goes off.  When it goes off, I ask for the nose to leg behavior and click and treat.  Once she is doing that chain of alarm, nose on leg, I start asking her to find the source of the sound and then treat. 
So the final chain is 
sound, alert, show. 
You can do this with all kinds of sounds, alarms, door knocks, someone calling your name etc.  I am just starting this training with Soleil now. 


 Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
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> On Aug 7, 2014, at 8:42 AM, Danielle Burton via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Marsha, I have some questions about training a guide dog to alert for some sounds. Can you explain how that works? You can email me off list if you'd like. My email address is: danielleburton94 at gmail.com 
> 
> Danielle and Willa 
> 
> 
>> On Aug 7, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Marsha Drenth via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Ceci, 
>> welcome to the list, hope that you found all of the answers that you're looking for and potentially more.
>> my name is marcia, I'm working my third guide dog from guidedog foundation, she is a black lab cross, who is trained to guide, alert, and for balance needs. 
>> I am the moderator of the list, so if you need any assistance please let me know.
>> Looking forward to hearing more from you,
>> 
>> Marsha drenth  
>> email: marsha.drenth at gmail.com  
>> Sent with my IPhone  
>> Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone. As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary. 
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>>> On Aug 4, 2014, at 9:18 PM, Cecilia Martínez via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello, I have two questions, unrelated to each other.
>>> 1: I was wondering, has any of you gone alone with your guide dog to
>>> urope? If so, how do you manage to cross the streats?
>>> I'm asking this because in some european countries like France for
>>> example, people don't cross in corners, but in the middle of the
>>> sidewalk, where a place to cross is marked on the flor.
>>> 
>>> 2 This is a silly question, but what do you do if you want to sleep in
>>> when you have your dog?
>>> How much time can he/she hold it?
>>> Thanks
>>> Ceci
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