[nagdu] Stopping at upcurbs

[Tami Jarvis]

Tracy,

I thought briefly about training Mitzi to stop at upcurbs, reflected ont 
he pros and cons of being in the street one instant longer than 
necessary and decided to skip it. I've decided to do the same with Loki. 
I want to cross the street and get out of it. /smile/ I think all the 
prep work I did with the cane and the dog in a walking harness for 
training, gradually working closer to her, let me know her movements 
enough by the time I slapped a harness on her that I was able to just 
step up on to the curb with her, no problem. Maybe it's harder to do 
that with a new dog you don't know, so that's why they teach it?

I'm the same with stairs and other up-step things. I can tell by her 
movements that it's there and how high I need to step, so I don't have 
her stop. I do have her stop for steps down.

Tami

On 12/11/2014 08:44 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu wrote:
> I think stopping at upcurbs is a matter of personal preference.  I agree
> a dog should, at first, but mine drop it pretty fast.  I want to get out
> of the street.  I once was hit when I tried to correct my dog for
> running an upcurb.  The driver figured I was out of the street and
> started to pull out, but I had stopped to correct.  Luckily, the idiot
> wasn't moving very fast. I decided then I wasn't going to correct for
> running an upcurb.  Pretty soon, all I get is a pause and go.  I can see
> it wouldn't work for everyone, but it works for me, and other people I
> know in the big bad city.
> Tracy
>
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