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

[Marsha Drenth]

Danielle,
Yes my pup is trained to alert, perhaps not in the same way that Rox's  pup is trained. Mine has more developed  alerting tasks by her own instinct. I know  that's going to sound strange. I haven't formally trained her to alert, as we are still working on the formal training part of this. My puppy, for example when the smoke alarm goes off, comes and sits down next to me. Then she will usually touch me to let me know that she is there. Again this is not something I have trained her in. But I've seen this on countless occasions. When the door bell rings, she again will come and touch. And just like with Rox's pup, she will then take me to the source of the noise. these are two sounds  that my puppy alerts to on a consistent and regular basis. All of the alerting tasks I am still working on. But she is getting better and better every day. I use a similar method to Rox.  

Marsha drenth  
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> On Aug 7, 2014, at 9:42 AM, Danielle Burton <danielleburton94 at gmail.com> 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. 
>> 
>>> 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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