[nagdu] Pace for Tracy

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Brandy.
Yep, Krokus gets the going-home blues for sure, though he's not as bad as he 
was.  It was maddening before.  He'd go so slow he was hardly moving.  I 
don't know why it's gotten better, either.  I praise a lot at each 
down-curb.  "Hooray, hooray, we made it another block!"
And yes, just like Pinta, his pace in Manhattan is excellent.  It's hard 
living some place boring, I guess.  Krokus always points out the bus stop to 
the City, like he really wants to go in.  Too bad, because I'm pretty much 
over the City, and not that keen to go.

What's a Kong beaver?
I have a rule, for now, no toy with bits that stick out that could be chewed 
off, like ears or tails.
Tracy

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From: "Brandy Pinder via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 9:44 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Pace for Tracy


> Hi Tracy and all,
> Tracy your krockus sounds just like my pinta. She does the whole get home 
> and run around like a maniac thing. I have been wanting to tell you that 
> when I first got pinta her pace in the city was amazing. I live in queens 
> in a more residential boring area and going to the train and coming home 
> we crawled. This used to scare me because my previous dof used to shut 
> down and I thought that is what was happening. It was frustrating because 
> I had to leave extra time, there was no pull in the harness and I had to 
> play cheer leader, yet in Manhattan she was perfect.
> I tried getting her all riled up when we got outside of home. It was worse 
> coming home than going. That didn't really work. I started letting her 
> play a lot right when we got home and that seemed to work. Also, though 
> sometimes I had to correct for not slowing down I made sure sometimes I 
> said, good hop up, good hop up so around my home area she would hop up. 
> Also, a couple times I let her run home, probably not an option for you. 
> And when she did walk the perfect pace I praised a lot. Not sure what 
> worked, but this past summer after having her a year she walks the perfect 
> pace around our neighborhood. I think they are so excited to work that 
> going home is the worst thing for them as well as boring environments. She 
> even books it without tons of sheer leading.
> As for toys I use cuz, the kong ring, and kong beaver. I highly recommend 
> no kong bowling pin if your sanity is valuable to you. Smile.
>
> brandy pinder
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