[nagdu] Stopping at upcurbs

[Brandy Pinder]

Here in the city we definitely don't stop at up curbs. I have also almost been hit by cars thinking I was going to continue as for the left my dog is a quick thinker so I am telling her what I want her to do about a foot from the up curb anyway because if not she passes it and doesn't hear me. I also thought it was like letting a dog get away with something but my trainer said if you actively train it its different. Once he saw how unsafe stopping was we actually clicker trained my dog to not stop at up curbs. Most around here are ramp's so as others have said if it is a curb curb then she will pause, wait until I find it and go. Same with subway stairs because if you stop the idiot behind you will plow you over. Down is a whole other story. Even if I get pushed and it pushes on the handle she won't move until I say forward. 

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> On Dec 12, 2014, at 12:40 AM, Sheila Leigland via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I use to like for tres to stop at upcurbs but now that my knees aren't the best, I get a better sense of the height of the cur so I now want Tres to step up and I'll follow.
>> On 12/11/2014 9:44 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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