[nagdu] Water was RE: puppy follow!

Sun Aug 31 02:10:39 UTC 2014

It is not keeping a constant schedule so much as knowing how long your dog
can hold water. Lexia tends to drink immediately after she does her
business, but she sometimes over compensates, so I monitor her and will call
her away if I know that she is drinking more than necessary. A while later,
I give her water again. If I remember correctly GDB said not to give dogs
more than three cups of water at a time, and, JMHO, even that is a lot.

Nicole and Lexia

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Abigail Bolling
via nagdu
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 8:52 AM
To: melissa R green; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] puppy follow!

Jada does seem to be taking excessive amounts of water lately.  and call her
away from the water bowl. She is now used to having a self refilling water
bowl which holds about 2 and a half gallons. 
Should I take that away her and put her back on a watering schedule? the
only problem with that is my schedule is so dynamic during the school week
that scheduling water not will only be difficult, but nearly impossible. 
Thoughts anyone?

The other thing thatI'm doing now is when I am getting ready for classes/bed
I put her in her crate so she can't run around. 9I'm so glad I was able to
get her out of her closterphobic fear! :)

My final question is, is it appropriate to put boots on my pup if she is
walking on blacktop? Someone told me at some point that dogs sweat through
the pads of their feet, and I don't want her to over heat. But on the flip
side, I don't want her trying to hop because the blacktop is so hot right
now!

Thanks all for answering my questions. All advice is really appreciated,
even if it seems negative, I respect everyone's opinion! :)

Thanks All

Abby

Abigail Bolling
Wright State University: Social Work
"Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart, and just let the music
play." (Julie Anderson-Diamond)

On Aug 28, 2014, at 5:48 PM, melissa R green via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I have gotten up many times in the night and taken Pj out.  She 
> doesn't even say anything and I know I have to take her out.
> Abby if she is relieving a lot.  Check her food and her water intake.  
> There could be other reasons as well like heat and so on.  Good luck.
> 
> Melissa R Green and Pj
> Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shannon 
> Dyer via nagdu
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 12:09 PM
> To: Raven Tolliver; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of 
> Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] puppy follow!
> 
> Raven,
> 
> Just because you haven't seen a dog let its handler know that he or 
> she needs to relieve itself doesn't mean it doesn't happen. It may not 
> happen often, but to say you don't believe what Abby says is 
> condescending and disrespectful. I'm currently working my third guide, 
> and there have been just a couple of times he has relieved in the 
> house without giving me any signal that he needed to go out. You can 
> say you don't believe me too, but I don't take kindly to being called 
> a liar. Things can happen that you, personally,  are not aware of.
> 
> Abby, is it possible for you to keep your girl on leash with you for a 
> bit, even when you're not actually working her? You might also keep 
> track of how much she is eating/drinking and, if it's more than usual, 
> you might have to take her out a bit more often, or ration her water 
> if peeing indoors becomes an issue.
> 
> Shannon and the Acelet
> On Aug 25, 2014, at 1:28 PM, Raven Tolliver via nagdu 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Abby,
>> I really don't believe that your dog did not let you know that she 
>> needed to go out. I have never seen a dog just wake up, get up, or 
>> walk inside, and just squat to poop. I'm thinking you didn't notice 
>> her signals. Maybe you thought she was having trouble settling. Or 
>> maybe you thought she was begging, when she actually was trying to 
>> get your attention to take her out. My only advice is to put your dog 
>> on a relief schedule if she isn't already on one, and also pay closer 
>> attention to where your dog is and what she is doing since you guys 
>> have switched home and working environments for the school year.
>> Changes in environment certainly bring about changes in behavior and 
>> routines.
>> As for following other people, it is your responsibility to know 
>> where you are and where your dog is taking you. I understand that 
>> sometimes, we just get lost. But I feel that the handler is just as 
>> responsible as the dog. When your dog takes you off route, you must 
>> find ways to recognize when you are on route, and when you are not. 
>> This way, you can take care of things right away when your dog is 
>> distracted. As someone who works a dog with a moderate to strong dog 
>> distraction, I understand how easy it is to get turned around or lost 
>> because my dog was distracted. But I also understand the importance 
>> of keeping my dog focused, and ensuring that I know whether we are 
>> going the right way or not. It is up to you to find ways to keep your 
>> princess focused on her work. Perhaps taking a break to do a brief or 
>> shortened obedience session will do the trick. Or just stop and have 
>> her sit for 10 seconds. Afterward, have her stand, and cue her to 
>> touch a couple times and reward her, to ensure she is focused. These 
>> are just a couple things you can do to get her back on track.
>> 
>> On 8/25/14, Abigail Bolling via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi all!
>>> I just moved back in to school and Jada has been acting a little
> strangely!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Saturday for instance, she didn't  let me know she had to use the 
>>> restroom, and she pooped in the middle of my apartment living room.
>>> I noticed only because she was hiding in her crate and was very 
>>> reluctant
> to
>>> -every to me.
>>> 
>>> This morning, we were walking to my first class and instead of 
>>> taking the route we learned and I was directing her to, she decided 
>>> to follow
> everyone
>>> else instead of listening to my -mands. I got turned around and 
>>> decided
> to
>>> just let her take me in to the nearest building so I could figure 
>>> out
> where
>>> I was.
>>> My crazy dog happened to lead  me in to the building that I actually
> needed!
>>> It was crazy!
>>> 
>>> Anyway, Anyone have any advice for either of these two problems?
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> Abby and Princess Jada
>>> 
>>> Abigail Bolling
>>> Wright State University: Social Work "Keep a smile on your face and 
>>> a song in your heart, and just let the
> music
>>> play." (Julie Anderson Diamond)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> --
>> Raven
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