[nagdu] Barking - revisited?

Julie J. julielj at neb.rr.com
Thu Dec 18 15:03:35 UTC 2014


Can you move her away or head the people off before they upset her?  It 
sounds like she's uncomfortable or uneasy and is barking as a warning. 
Barking in this sense is good because it is her way of communicating the 
person is invading her space in some way. Dogs who don't bark are truly 
scary.

Still I get that you don't want her to bark.  Jetta barked in a hotel once 
at someone in the lobby area.  I was going toward the lobby and did a 180 
and went back the way I had come.  I found a chair in a deserted hallway and 
did some obedience with her.  I also put her Gentle Leader on.  She's a head 
strong dog.  I have to be super clear about what is and what is not allowed. 
She perceives softness as weakness.   I've found that the "Nothing in Life 
is Free" approach and obedience exercises sprinkled throughout the day go a 
long way in managing her attitude.

Jenny is a lab though.  She may have entirely different reasons and 
motivations.  What worked for me may not work for you.  I do hope that you 
find the right combination of things that will work for you.

HTH
Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Daryl Marie via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 8:48 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Barking - revisited?

Hi, guys!
I just wanted to discuss barking in harness... again.  This does not often 
happen, but it happens enough that I think I need more than a "Quiet" 
command.  Let me start off by saying that the barking is not constant, but 
it is 1-3 "Woof!"s.  based on what I can piece together from her body 
language, Jenny is not overly friendly, but not overly hostile when she does 
this...

Occasionally, Jenny will bark in harness.  This almost always happens when 
we are waiting for a bus.  it seems to be only if someone is making 
prolonged eye contact with her (just a guess on my part), and this seems to 
be primarily done by members of the homeless population in this particular 
neighborhood.  She will bark once or twice, I say "No" or "Quiet", she 
quiets down, but then the person will try and talk to her or pet her, which 
causes her to either bark again or move away if she can.  It is usually a 
quick exchange, but I can't seem to find any further patterns than what I 
have described, except this tends to happen more after work...

but last night I was having supper with a friend in a mall food court, when 
someone who was definitely under the influence of alcohol - perhaps 
something else as well? - approached our table.  Jenny is not normally 
affected by intoxicated people, but he bent down to her level.  The minute 
he touched her, she tried to back away, and let out a bark when she couldn't 
move any further away.  I told him to not pet the dog, Jenny quieted down, 
but then he started talking to her, which got her barking again.

I am not sure what to do here... would love any suggestions.

Daryl

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